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The Art of Rejection: Two One Act Plays by Christian Kiley play script cover

Chaired

by Christian Kiley

Potential sits centre stage in a chair. At times Potential is forced to remain seated by family, teachers and friends. At other times Potential will do anything not to stand. It's better to stay in place, not move, not reach out. Sometimes the hardest thing to do is just stand up…

Comedy Black Comedy Character Study Experimental Form Issue-Based

Recommended for High Schools

At a Glance

Running Time
About 20 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
13 Characters
13 Any Gender
Productions
Produced by 20+ schools
Licensed by schools and youth theatres around the world
Set
Simple Set
Source
Part of The Art of Rejection: Two One Act Plays, a collection of 2 plays
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13 Characters

  • 13 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.

  • Potential Any gender 70 lines
    Afraid to stand up.
  • Older Sibling Any gender 11 lines
    Bossy and controlling.
  • Teacher Any gender 11 lines
    Never gives Potential a chance.
  • Perfect Any gender 5 lines
    Can do no wrong.
  • Coach Any gender
    Doesn’t trust Potential.
  • Friend Any gender 8 lines
    Wants to help if it is convenient.
  • Critic Any gender 6 lines
    Disagrees with everything.
  • Panicked Person Any gender 7 lines
    Scared of everything.
  • Offstage Monster Any gender
    The monster’s voice. Assorted growls.
  • Offstage Voice Any gender 5 lines
    A bully with a short attention span.
  • Person in Need Any gender 6 lines
    Needs to make a “critical” phone call.
  • Motivator Any gender 114 lines
    A mediocre motivator.
  • Thought Any gender 10 lines
    The compassionate supporter.

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