Discovering Rogue by Christian Kiley - Theatrefolk

Discovering Rogue

Recommended for High Schools

Discovering Rogue

by Christian Kiley

Rogue lives in a cardboard box but she doesn’t mind. Others want Rogue to leave but she isn’t budging. It's a showdown of stereotypes and self-identity.

 About 30 minutes

Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks

 12
2 M | 4 W | 6 Any Gender

Simple Set

 29 pages

Drama Character Study Issue-Based

Average Producer Rating:

Reviews from Past Producers

"You have to go. You look like a nice girl. Almost like me and the other girls at my school. Pretty in your own way and from what I can tell coherent, maybe even smart. Shouldn’t you be in school, playing volleyball, trying out for the school play, or running for student council office or something?"

Rogue has the best beachfront property ever. Right on the ocean – location, location, location. Her home happens to be a cardboard box but she doesn’t mind.

Others, though, mind very much. They want Rogue to leave the beach. Now. But she isn’t budging. Rogue isn’t just running away from home; she’s running away from herself.

12 Characters
2 M, 4 W, 6 Any Gender

Characters in this play are currently identified as male or female. Directors are welcome to assign any gender (binary or non-binary) to any character and modify pronouns accordingly.

Rogue [W] 151 lines
Frustrated with trying to be perfect, Rogue runs away from home and lives in a cardboard box on the beach. Several Monologues.
Constance [W] 105 lines
Given the job of kicking Rogue off the beach.
Perfect [W] 44 lines
A version of Rogue that can do no wrong. She is literally perfect. One Monologue.
Teacher [A] 12 lines
Rogue’s teacher.
Student #1 [A] 3 lines
Ignores Rogue and starts trouble.
Student #2 [A] 4 lines
Ignores Rogue and starts trouble.
Student #3 [A] 4 lines
Ignores Rogue and starts trouble.
Student #4 [A] 4 lines
Ignores Rogue and starts trouble.
Fluffy [A] 11 lines
Rogue’s cat.
Dad [M] 10 lines
Rogue’s father.
Mom [W] 4 lines
Rogue’s mother.
Roger [M] 15 lines
A boy who likes Rogue.

Subgenres
Character study

Settings
Present day

Dress
Contemporary costumes

Audience
All audiences Pre-teen Teen

Features
Character study Movement-based Physical comedy Variable gender breakdown SEL

Set
Simple set Exterior set Interior set Multiple sets

Themes
Adolescence Parenting/Family Relationships Individuality Obedience Self-image

Other uses
Competition Monologues Audition material Class work

Prop List

Two large boxes, 4 stools/chairs/small blocks (optional), items of trash – food bags, wrappers, etc., homemade flag (“Part cat, part fish, surfing on a rogue wave.”) on ROGUE’s cardboard box, beach picnic items, book/journal, headphones, miscellaneous items for the people in ROGUE’s beach, backpacks, books, Millionaire Manor/Dollhouse (can easily be mimed), sign with rules (If you are using the fourth wall, the actual sign is not needed.), note from CONSTANCE to ROGUE, bag or box for Rainbow Club Kid’s Meal

Production Photos

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