Body Body: Competition Length Version by Lindsay Price - Theatrefolk

Body Body: Competition Length Version

Recommended for High Schools

Body Body: Competition Length Version

by Lindsay Price

Madeline has body issues. So much so that different body parts are coming to life and talking back. A shorter version of this body image play.

 About 30 minutes

Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks

 6
2 M | 4 W

Simple Set

 54 pages

Drama Issue-Based Movement-based

"You want me to sign on the dotted line: I, Maddie, resign myself to being Fatty Flather for the rest of my life."

Madeline's got body image trouble.

So much so that different body parts are starting to come to life! Her tummy, butt, and thighs (personified as characters in the play) want Madeline to stay insecure and dependent on the food they tempt her with.

But Madeline doesn't want to feel bad about her body anymore. Tonight's the night she starts fighting back!

Awards and Accolades

  • Awarded Silver at The 2011 Singapore Youth Festival.
6 Characters
2 M, 4 W

Characters in this play are currently identified as male or female. Directors are welcome to assign any gender (binary or non-binary) to any character and modify pronouns accordingly.

Madeline Flather [W] 120 lines
17 years old. Wants to be an actress.
Tummy [W] 60 lines
Nurturing figure.
Butt [W] 46 lines
Petite. Younger than other fats.
Chin [W] 65 lines
Plays beautiful sister. Should be tall.
Right Thigh [M] 36 lines
Comedic.
Left Thigh [M] 43 lines
Could be good looking. Intense.

Subgenres
Experimental form Character study Movement-based

Settings
Present day

Dress
Contemporary costumes

Audience
Pre-teen Teen

Features
Mime Character study Movement-based

Set
Simple set Interior set

Cautions
Adult themes

Themes
Adolescence Bullying Body image Illness/Health Parenting/Family Individuality Jealousy Self-image Women's issues Depression

Other uses
Competition Monologues Audition material Class work

Awards & Accolades
Plays with Awards & Accolades

Prop List

bag, journal, magazine, hairbrush

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