Recommended for High Schools
A group of teenagers grapple with unanswered questions as they try to understand why someone who has it all would kill themselves. Powerful monologues.
About 30 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
15
1 M | 1 W | 13 Any Gender
Simple Set
34 pages
Average Producer Rating:
“The show and writing are brilliant - the emotions within the text make it accessible to high schoolers in both interpretation and performance, while still presenting a challenge. We had multiple people coming up to us after our performance saying that they had cried or teared up, and the show was powerful to them and their life experiences. ”
Owen White, Valley Center High School
Why did the chicken cross the road? Why is the sky blue? What’s two plus two? Why did he kill himself?
A group of teenagers grapple with unanswered questions as they struggle to understand why someone would run out on to the highway in front of semi. Especially when that someone seemed to have it all.
Here’s a chicken. Here’s the road. There’s the other side. What do you do when there is no answer?
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A Spanish translation of the middle school vignette play Box.
Addresses anxiety and depression in teens.
A middle school vignette play about the boxes we find ourselves in.
Why aren't middle school students full of smiles, hugs and hi-fives? They’re too young to have problems.
In this one-act middle school vignette play, characters come face-to-face with the fact that there are other people in their boat. Some are different. Some only seem different.
A collection of plays that examine the impact of cancer as seen through the eyes of teenagers. Can be performed as a full length or one acts.
This vignette play explores the beats, pauses, and neverending silences in conversation. An excellent class project with parts for everyone.
Catherine is a beauty queen. Cosette is a homeschooled spelling bee champion. Two sisters could not be farther apart. When their worlds collide, sparks fly.
It’s time for role call. Who are you?
We all wear a mask. What will happen when the world sees who you really are?
About 30 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
15
1 M | 1 W | 13 Any Gender
Simple Set
34 pages
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In-class performances, where the audience consists entirely of students in the same class, are not subject to royalty.
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A vignette play is a collection of short scenes on a theme. You'll love working with the variety and flexibility of the scenes. Your actors will love the fast pace and fun characters.
There's more. Every Theatrefolk vignette play holds the unexpected. A showcase monologue. A dramatic moment. A change in form. A left turn.
Ideal for classwork, competitions, and more!
