Commence
by Christian Kiley
A group of students want to regain normalcy and recoup what they’ve lost as seniors: prom, school play, graduation. But nothing is normal.
About 15 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
11
1 M | 1 W | 9 Any Gender
Online Performance
In addition to traditional live stage performance rights, Commence can also be performed under the following scenarios.
Virtual Performance
A Virtual Performance is a performance on an online web conferencing platform such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Skype, or Google Meets where performers are geographically isolated from one another and not together on a stage.
No audience is physically present with the performers. The audience is logged in to the same web conferencing platform as the performers.
Each time the play is performed for a virtual audience of any size (whether or not admission is charged) constitutes one performance.
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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.
Characters
11
1 Man, 1 Woman, 9 Any Gender
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Student #1
[W]
31 lines
- Arranged the meeting with the principal.
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Student #2
[A]
25 lines
- A good-hearted class clown.
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Student #3
[A]
25 lines
- A speech and debate champ and future lawyer.
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Student #4
[A]
9 lines
- A student athlete.
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Student #5
[A]
8 lines
- A earnest promoter of school spirit.
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Student #6
[A]
9 lines
- In a romantic relationship with Student #7.
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Student #7
[A]
8 lines
- In a romantic relationship with Student #6.
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Student #8
[A]
7 lines
- A student actor.
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Student #9
[A]
31 lines
- A perceived troublemaker.
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Student #10
[A]
5 lines
- A student who appreciates the everyday moments that have been lost.
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The Principal
[M]
35 lines
- A man who wants to do the best he can by his students.
- Subgenres
- Issue-based
- Settings
- Present day
- Dress
- Contemporary costumes
- Audience
- Teen
- Features
- Online Performance Character study Readers Theatre
- Set
- Simple set
- Themes
- Adolescence Anxiety Happiness Overcoming odds Relationships Technology
- Other uses
- Class work Scene work
Multimedia
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About 15 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
11
1 M | 1 W | 9 Any Gender
Online Performance