Have You Heard?

Everybody knows a secret. Some keep them quiet. Some let them loose. Some make them larger than life. Secrets, lies and rumours are the subject of Have You Heard?

This monologue-based play follows what happens in a school when rumours and secrets spin out of control. What makes a secret more powerful: When it's the truth? Or when it's a lie?

Drama Character Study Experimental Form Issue-Based Monologue-Friendly Plays

Average Producer Rating:

Recommended for High Schools

Running Time

About 45 minutes

Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes

Cast

5 Characters

2 M3 F

Set

Simple Set

Length

24 pages

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5 Characters
2 M, 3 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.

CLEO [F] 10 (monologues) lines

17, Was dating Steve until the accident. Wants a fresh start. Three monologues.

ZAK [M] 13 (monologues) lines

16, Sick of living in the shadow of his parents. Six monologues.

JAKE [M] 12 (monologues) lines

17, Tired of trying to be seen as cool. Six monologues.

ZOE [F] 12 (monologues) lines

17, Always been a good student, until recently. Six monologues.

MATTIE [F] 12 (monologues) lines

15, Has nightmares when she sleeps. Five monologues.

Praise for Have You Heard?

TAMMY ALLEN

Palm Bay Magnet High School

We recently presented this play for our District Thespian play festival, and was one of the top-ranked Superior-rated productions, won Best Program Design, and was selected for State.

Amanda Vandermeer

Canton High School

This piece is powerful and the students felt like they were making theatre that made a difference.

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