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
Average Producer Rating:
“It was such a powerful play that had the entire audience thinking and talking about the subject matter afterwards.”
Lisa Rowlands, Neath Little Theatre
“The script does the important work of challenging the actors to effectively embrace absurdism and satire to expose the circus of violence in our schools and society. The audience was moved and an amazing conversation ensued at the end of the show. ”
Andrea Campfield, Charles Page High School
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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Many things happen in a mall. Heartbreak, Uncomfortable truths,True friendship, Cosmic questions with your french fries. Two plays. Great parts for girls.
The realities and the stereotypes of school violence. Not just the school shooting, but harassment and bullying. Violence is about power. So is high school.
Addresses anxiety and depression in teens.
A beautiful character piece with three strong female leads.
Is Gertie really what everyone calls her: a freak, strange, stupid, clumsy, and mean?
Cobweb dreams of a different life, away from Titania's train.
Cobweb dreams of a different life, away from Titania's train.
Step inside Robin’s world as he grapples with his conscience and his anti-conscience. And then deeper still as the writer tries to figure out an ending... which he may not be able to do if he’s not actually the writer.
Dallas is a real smarty pants and can't wait to show off. But he's in for a shock. His new class is very different. A fantastic competition piece.
A girl moves too fast. A boy is still the same after a heartwrenching moment. Moving/Still looks at those who want to grow up and those who don't.
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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Royalty fees apply to all performances whether or not admission is charged.
A performance is defined as any presentation of the play (in whole or in part) for any audience. This includes competitions, invited dress rehearsals, and in-class performances for any audience comprised of five or more individuals who are not participants in the class.
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!
