Recommended for High Schools
The question everyone’s asking is “Am I walking out alive today?”
About 25 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
16
16 Any Gender
Simple set
22 pages
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Step right up! Step right up! It’s the SCHOOL-SHOOT-O-RAMA! And the question everyone’s asking is “Am I walking out alive today?”
Clowns with Guns takes a theatrical and absurd look at the repeated and seemingly endless cycle of school violence. It happens, everyone is terribly upset, things continue on as normal, it happens again.
This story is mean. There are guns. The play puts school shooting violence out in the open and forces all of us to do the same. Read the play with this knowledge.
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Subgenres
Satire Absurd Surrealist Experimental form
Settings
Present day
Dress
Contemporary costumes Elaborate costumes
Audience
Teen
Features
Clowning Audience participation Character study Gender neutral cast SEL
Cautions
Gun shots Adult themes Onstage murder
Themes
Death Relationships Peer pressure School violence Self-image
Other uses
Competition Monologues Audition material Class work
Awards & Accolades
Plays with Awards & Accolades
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About 25 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
16
16 Any Gender
Simple set
22 pages
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.
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