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Commence

Commence

by Christian Kiley

A group of students have an online meeting with their principal while they’re all under quarantine. They want to regain normalcy and recoup what they’ve lost as seniors: prom, school play, graduation. But nothing is normal. Everyone is losing things. It’s a scary and uncertain time, like a fire has destroyed memories that haven’t happened yet.

This play is intended to be performed in a video conference call or meeting. It is specifically geared toward actors who are not in the same physical space.

Drama Issue-Based

Average Producer Rating:

About 15 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
11 Characters
1 M | 1 F | 9 Any Gender
Online Performance
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Praise for Commence

Jennifer Davies
CHHS
This was a really perfect play for our group of seniors this year. It is a very heartfelt play and something my class loved.
Monica Andrews
Monarch High School
This was such a relevant and poignant show. My students had a great time working on it and our audiences had wonderful feedback about how much it meant to hear the topics discussed in an entertaining and honest way.

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