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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 M5 F7 Any Gender
Set
Simple Set
Length
42 pages
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15 Characters

3 M, 5 F, 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 [M] 107 lines
17. The pothead.
TJ [F] 205 lines
14. Jamie’s younger sister. Observant. Two Monologues.
Allison [F] 35 lines
17. Used to be Jamie’s best friend.
Mya [F] 38 lines
17. Overachiever. Head of yearbook.
Shane [M] 26 lines
16. Drug dealer.
Ms. Hogarth [F] 44 lines
22. First year teacher.
Mrs. Peel [F] 26 lines
40. Jamie and TJ’s mother.
Mr. Fuller [M] 17 lines
45. Math teacher. Extremely bitter. One Monologue.
THE CLOUD:
Weed [A] 15 lines
Mary Jane [A] 18 lines
Skunk [A] 16 lines
Zoot [A] 15 lines
Dank [A] 14 lines
Doobie [A] 15 lines
Roach [A] 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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