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Building Blocks

by Jeffrey Harr

A boy and a girl share words of wisdom straight from their parents' mouths.

"Ask me no questions and I’ll sell you no fries, woman."

"Where are all the boys who wanna be Whale Street power brokers?"

For a special Zoom-style version of the script, please see Building Blocks, Virtually

Comedy

Recommended for High Schools and Middle Schools

Running Time

About 15 minutes

Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes

Cast

4 Characters

2 M2 F

Set

Simple set

Length

11 pages

Free Excerpt

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4 Characters
2 M, 2 F

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.

BOY [M] 48 lines

Wants to be a complexion worker, like his dad.

GIRL [F] 44 lines

Knows more about football than you’d expect.

FATHER [M] 9 lines

A masculine type. A lover of football.

MOTHER [F] 8 lines

A feminine type. Another lover of football.