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Hoodie

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author

Middle schoolers face a tornado of questions every day. What do I wear? What if I wear the wrong thing? What is she wearing? What do I look like? Stop looking at me!

Hoodie examines image and appearance in the vignette style and poses what may be the most difficult question of all – Do I stay in the clump or do I stand alone?

Dramedy Character Study Choral Work Issue-Based Movement-based Vignettes

Average Producer Rating: 5.0 out of 5

This is a vignette play!

Recommended for Middle Schools

At a Glance

Running Time
About 35 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
11 Characters
4 M 7 F
Expandable to 18F 13M
Set
Simple Set
Length
38 pages
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11 Characters

  • 4 Males
  • 7 Females
  • Expandable to 18F 13M

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.

Man One:

  • Ben 18 lines
    Male Isn’t gonna get hit by capital letters.
  • Ryan 6 lines
    Male Wonders if Jimmy just woke up that way.
  • Boy 4 lines
    Male Trying to get that sweet spot between too much and too little cologne.
  • Jonas
    Male Has trouble with the gym teacher. One monologue.

Man Two:

  • Lucas 13 lines
    Male Once saw someone eat thirty-seven hotdogs.
  • Father 27 lines
    Male Is concerned that his son is happy.
  • Jeremy 26 lines
    Male Getting shoes with his mom.

Man Three:

  • Dr. Lou 27 lines
    Male An expert in “the change.”
  • Flimflam 27 lines
    Male A clothing hustler.

Man Four:

  • Aiden 4 lines
    Male Knows there’s nothing wrong with being “too”. One monologue.
  • Nicholas 16 lines
    Male Has a father and mother than expect him to crumble. Doesn’t.
  • Jimmy 8 lines
    Male Doesn’t think it’s hip to be square.
  • Jazz 14 lines
    Male Thanks Briana is a pain.

Woman One:

  • Hoodie 7 lines
    Female Stands up to the Clump. One Monologue.

Woman Two:

  • Natalie 5 lines
    Female Has her confidence shaken. One monologue.
  • Mom 26 lines
    Female Helps Jeremy pick out shoes.
  • Ashley 16 lines
    Female Cheerleader coming through!

Woman Three:

  • Emily 17 lines
    Female Thinks Emma looks fabulous.
  • Addison 6 lines
    Female Doesn’t want to turn into a square.
  • Amber 15 lines
    Female Super into Briana.

Woman Four:

  • Emma 16 lines
    Female Thinks Emily looks fabulous. Maybe not those shoes, though.
  • Tina 20 lines
    Female Getting a new nose at the body factory.
  • Bamboozle 34 lines
    Female Flimflam’s partner-in-crime.

Woman Five:

  • Charlotte 28 lines
    Female Unfriending Trilby.
  • Layla 6 lines
    Female Doesn’t believe it.
  • Bailey 12 lines
    Female Also dislikes Briana.

Woman Six:

  • Trilby 28 lines
    Female Unfriended by Charlotte. Taking it badly. One Monologue.
  • Rachel 20 lines
    Female Wants to know what’s so wrong with Tina’s current nose.
  • Neve 11 lines
    Female Likes the Hoodie.

Woman Seven:

  • Mother 25 lines
    Female Wants to know why her son is so well-adjusted.
  • Briana 40 lines
    Female Head cheerleader. Mad with power.

The Clump (chorus):

  • The Clump 30 lines
    Any gender Terrified to stand out in any way. One monologue.

Praise for Hoodie

5 out of 5 stars
Erin K Hulse
Tony Hillerman Middle School
The ensemble nature of this play was perfect for my students. The characters were real and resonated with 7th and 8th graders.
4 out of 5 stars
Linda voice voice
king john youth theatre company
Loved working as a team. Clumps were described as 'delicious' by the adjudicator. Our group rose to the challenge and won best youth play at National Play Festival.
5 out of 5 stars
Michele McCarty
Carrollwood Day School
The characters in this show were easy for my Middle School students to relate to. The flow from one scene to another worked very well with minimal set on stage.

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