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Floating on a Don't Care Cloud

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author

Jamie Peel is a pothead. He lives in his own world, a bubble, a cloud that calls his name and reaches out to him.

His sister TJ has watched him slowly drift away and doesn't know what to do. Is she overreacting? Is it in her imagination? Should she tell somebody what she sees? Will Jamie ever talk to her again if she does? Will everyone see her as a snitch? Is it just pot?

An emotional tightrope between a sister and a brother and what really happens in the world of teenage marijuana use.

Drama Character Study Experimental Form Issue-Based Movement-based

Average Producer Rating: 5.0 out of 5

Recommended for High Schools

At a Glance

Running Time
About 40 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
15 Characters
3 M 5 F 7 Any Gender
Set
Simple Set
Length
42 pages
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15 Characters

  • 3 Males
  • 5 Females
  • 7 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.

  • Jamie Male 107 lines
    17. The pothead.
  • TJ Female 205 lines
    14. Jamie’s younger sister. Observant. Two Monologues.
  • Allison Female 35 lines
    17. Used to be Jamie’s best friend.
  • Mya Female 38 lines
    17. Overachiever. Head of yearbook.
  • Shane Male 26 lines
    16. Drug dealer.
  • Ms. Hogarth Female 44 lines
    22. First year teacher.
  • Mrs. Peel Female 26 lines
    40. Jamie and TJ’s mother.
  • Mr. Fuller Male 17 lines
    45. Math teacher. Extremely bitter. One Monologue.

THE CLOUD:

  • Weed Any gender 15 lines
  • Mary Jane Any gender 18 lines
  • Skunk Any gender 16 lines
  • Zoot Any gender 15 lines
  • Dank Any gender 14 lines
  • Doobie Any gender 15 lines
  • Roach Any gender 15 lines

Praise for Floating on a Don't Care Cloud

5 out of 5 stars
Matthew Darrin
Howland High School
Very powerful and timely because teens are dealing with so many addictions these days.

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