Box
by Lindsay Price
A middle school vignette play about the boxes we find ourselves in.
Average Producer Rating:
About 30 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
18
3 M | 6 W | 9 Any Gender
Simple set
35 pages
Reviews from Past Producers
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"This is the box my parents want for me. This is who my parents want me to be. A shining star… I don’t want to disappoint my parents, but this is not my box."
Sometimes we choose the way the world sees us. Black box - indestructible. Jewelry box - plain on the outside, shiny on the inside. Sometimes our box is defined by others - our parents, our friends, our enemies. A box built by others can feel small, confined, impossible.
How do we handle the boxes imposed upon us because of our gender? Our race? From peer pressure? From parent pressure? Do we have to live with our box for the rest of our lives? Can we change?
Box is a middle school vignette play with flexible casting. It can be expanded for a large cast or reduced to a cast of 10 with doubling. Excellent small scene and monologue opportunities.
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This is a vignette play! What is a Vignette Play?
Awards and Accolades
- Thurso Players won the 2017 Caithness District Scottish Community Drama Association Youth Festival of one act plays and the Intermediate award for the Highland Division.
- Kipling C.I. - Award of Excellence: Ensemble, National Theatre School Ontario Drama Festival, Regionals
- Milwaukie High School - Audience Choice at Tournament of Plays
Characters
18
3 Men, 6 Women, 9 Any Gender
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One
[A]
15 lines
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Two
[A]
9 lines
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Three
[A]
9 lines
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Four
[A]
9 lines
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Five
[A]
15 lines
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Six
[A]
8 lines
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Seven
[A]
12 lines
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Eight
[A]
10 lines
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Nine
[A]
8 lines
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Ten
[A]
10 lines
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Eleven
[A]
7 lines
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Twelve
[A]
5 lines
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Thirteen
[A]
6 lines
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Fourteen
[A]
6 lines
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Fifteen
[A]
5 lines lines
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Sixteen
[A]
3 lines
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Seventeen
[A]
6 lines
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Eighteen
[A]
3 lines
- 1 monologue
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Andrea
[W]
5 lines
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Hugh
[W]
5 lines
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Kasey
[W]
10 lines
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The Voice
[A]
12 lines
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Maren
[W]
1 monologue lines
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Hoax
[A]
4 lines
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Whisper
[A]
4 lines
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Tattle
[A]
5 lines
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Hearsay
[A]
28 lines
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Marshall
[A]
17 lines
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Deputy
[A]
16 lines
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Secrets
[A]
1 monologue lines
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Erin
[W]
25 lines
- Patrick [M]
- 1 monologue
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Commentator One
[A]
12 lines lines
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Commentator Two
[A]
13 lines
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Amy
[W]
6 l lines
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Claudia
[W]
4 l lines
- Drama [A]
- No lines, all mimed.
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Rumour One
[A]
3 lines
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Rumour Two
[A]
4 lines
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Rumour Three
[A]
3 lines
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Lane
[M]
2 lines
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Student
[A]
2 l lines
- Justice [A]
- 1 monologue.
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Peace
[A]
9 lines
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Calm
[A]
7 lines
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Ease
[A]
7 lines
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Still
[A]
8 lines
- Tom [M]
- 1 monologue
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Dori
[W]
17 lines
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Jonah
[W]
17 lines
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Brenna
[W]
32 lines lines
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Harper
[W]
33 lines
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Taylor
[A]
12 lines
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Charlie
[A]
11 lines
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Group A:
[A]
9 lines
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Group B:
[A]
11 lines
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Group C:
[A]
11 lines
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Diamond
[W]
1 monologue. lines
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Stone
[W]
monologue lines
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Tense
[A]
16 lines
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Cool
[A]
17 lines
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Shaky
[A]
7 lines
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Jumpy
[A]
9 lines
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Touchy
[A]
6 lines
- Subgenres
- Character study Choral work Issue-based Movement-based
- Settings
- Present day
- Dress
- Contemporary costumes Simple costumes
- Audience
- All audiences
- Features
- Mime Variable Cast Size Character study Choral work Movement-based Physical comedy Music Variable gender breakdown
- Set
- Simple set Interior set
- Themes
- Adolescence Bullying Friendship Gossip Individuality Jealousy Obedience Peer pressure Relationships Self-image
- Other uses
- Competition Monologues Class work
- Awards & Accolades
- Plays with Awards & Accolades
Prop List
number of cubes, several boxes of different sizes, big cardboard box, orange, whistle, cellphone, lumpy distorted box, tiny box
Production Photos
Multimedia
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About 30 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
18
3 M | 6 W | 9 Any Gender
Simple set
35 pages