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Drum Taps

Drum Taps (Large Cast Version)

adapted by Lindsay Price from Walt Whitman

Drama Choral Work Classical Adaptation Experimental Form Issue-Based Movement-based Reader's Theatre

Recommended for High Schools

Running Time
About 35 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
20 Characters
6 M | 14 F
Set
Simple Set
Source
Part of Drum Taps, a collection of 2 plays
Free Excerpt

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20 Characters
6 M, 14 F

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.

The Poet [F] 5 lines
The Child [F] 10 lines
The One-Year Wife [F] 12 lines
The Lunatic [F] 18 lines
The School Teacher [F] 20 lines
The Factory Girl [F] 13 lines
The Beautiful Sister [F] 14 lines
The Widow [F] 20 lines
The Nurse [F] 13 lines
The Seamstress [F] 10 lines
The Night Watch-man’s Daughter [F] 14 lines
The Immigrant [F] 15 lines
The Pioneer [F] 14 lines
The Actress [F] 16 lines
The Soldier [M] 18 lines
The Farmer [M] 18 lines
The Clerk [M] 18 lines
The Tramp [M] 18 lines
The Grave Digger [M] 11 lines
The Lawyer [M] 14 lines
Extra Characters
The Sailor, The Carpenter, The Blacksmith, The Deacon, The Fare-Collector, The Printer, The Prisoner, The Gentleman, The Artist, The Innkeeper, The Father, The Camerado, The Mother, The Spinning Girl, The Maid, The Bride, The Young Sister, The Spinster, The Lady, The Governess, Mother of All, The Matron, The Peddler

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Theatrefolk Featured Play – Drum Taps by Lindsay Price

Theatrefolk Featured Play – Drum Taps by Lindsay Price

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