Recommended for High Schools and Middle Schools
Close Encounters of the Undead Kind
by Jeffrey Harr
Three ghoulishly delightful plays.
About 60 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
Simple Set
59 pages
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Wendy walks into a typical teen support group. Claire thinks Halloween is going to be humdrum as usual. Rachel wants her parents to be nice to her new boyfriend. Three ordinary scenarios… or are they? Is that a werewolf at the support group? A vampire at the door? A zombie boyfriend? With some close encounters of the undead kind, these plays are far from typical and humdrum!
With quick humour and fabulous characters this is not your ordinary collection. The plays can be performed individually or all together for a ghoulishly delightful evening.
This Book is a Collection of 3 Plays
Bad Taste in Boys
Rachel has bad taste in boys: Jerry with the forehead tattoos, Nicky with the prison sentence, and Ed with the "being a zombie" thing. She knows her parents will never understand or approve of her zombie boyfriend and that's the way she likes it. But what happens when her parents welcome Ed with open arms?
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About 25 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
6
3M | 3W
Simple Set
Beggar's Night
Claire thinks Halloween is going to be humdrum as usual... until a vampire shows up and asks to be invited in. All of a sudden Claire is bonding with the undead over Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and Twilight.
Rights: $40.00, Script Distribution License: $32.95
About 20 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
7
2M | 3W | 2 Any Gender
Simple Set
The Support Group from Hell
Wendy walks into a typical teen support group. However, she quickly discovers that the others are anything but typical. Who is Vladimir and why does he speak with a Transylvanian accent? Why does Lucy only speak one word (braiiinnnnssss)? And why does Janet think she's Batman?
Rights: $40.00, Script Distribution License: $36.95
About 15 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
8
3M | 5W
Simple set
Settings
Present day
Dress
Contemporary costumes Elaborate costumes Fantasy costumes
Audience
All audiences Pre-teen Teen
Features
Character study Physical comedy
Prop List
Bad Taste in Boys
remote control, laundry basket with clothes, math textbook, stuffed cat, wad of fur, shock of human hair, huge cross, spray bottle, violin, two bottles of beer, pencilBeggar's Night
two glasses, remote control, bowl of popcorn, phone, bowl of candy with Reese Peanut Butter Cups, two grocery bags, knife, two masksThe Support Group from Hell
clipboard, cigarette, lighterMultimedia
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Close Encounters of the Undead Kind
by Jeffrey Harr
About 60 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
Simple Set
59 pages
We accept orders worldwide using the following payment methods:
Purchase Orders accepted from US and Canadian Schools.
Info for your purchasing department.
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