Bungee Jump Bear Trap

by Lindsay Price

Sometimes you need to leap without knowing what the outcome will be.

About 25 minutes

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

16
16 Any Gender

Simple set

31 pages

Risk comes in many forms (skateboarding without a helmet) and fears (raising your hand in class). There are dumb risks (don’t bungee jump into a bear trap) and smart risks. Sometimes you need to leap without knowing what the outcome will be.

Is safety really as simple as duct taping pillows all over your body and never going outside? Join the characters in this vignette play as they try to figure it all out.

Seriously though, stay away from bear traps.

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Characters

16
16 Any Gender

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.

GAM [A] 24 lines
PLU [A] 14 lines
SIB [A] 28 lines
PIT [A] 28 lines
NESS [A] 37 lines
STAB [A] 15 lines
LYE [A] 31 lines
LIA [A] 24 lines
RIL [A] 30 lines
TUNI [A] 46 lines
INDIGO [A] 51 lines
CERTA [A] 27 lines
PROS [A] 20 lines
DAN [A] 32 lines
HAZ [A] 42 lines
EXPO [A] 35 lines
ALL [A] 5 lines
LOUD OFFSTAGE VOICE [A] 1 line

Subgenres: Issue-based Adventure
Settings: Present day
Dress: Contemporary costumes Simple costumes
Audience: Pre-teen Teen
Features: Ensemble Gender neutral cast Movement-based Dance Duets Music Opportunity for spectacle Physical comedy Student directors Tableau Variable gender breakdown Variable length

Set: Simple set
Cautions: Adult themes Alcohol Drugs
Themes: Adolescence Friendship Gender issues Happiness Individuality Obedience Overcoming odds Peer pressure Personal responsibility Self-image Morality
Cross-Curricular Uses: Social studies
Other uses: Competition Scene work Audition material Class work Monologues

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