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Labeled

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author

It’s easy to stick a label on someone. You’re late, you’re a loser. You’re in detention, you’re bad. You’re slow, you’re not smart enough.

We do it every day. We’ve done it in the past, we’ll do it in the future. And these are the kinds of labels that are near-impossible to remove.

In three separate but connected scenes, characters push against the labels stuck on them by others.

Recommended for High Schools

At a Glance

Running Time
About 35 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
25 Characters
3 M 6 F 15 Any Gender 1 Trans Man
Doubling Possible
Set
Simple set
Length
33 pages
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25 Characters

  • 3 Males
  • 6 Females
  • 15 Any Gender
  • 1 Trans Man
  • Doubling Possible

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.

THEN

  • Mr. Simon Male 16 lines
    Arrogant, dramatic, condescending
  • Ms. Stanislawek (a.k.a. Stapleneck) Female 27 lines
    High strung, on edge, wants to be liked.
  • Christy Female 29 lines
    In middle school they would have been a bully. But there’s an insecurity to them.
  • Dawn Female 30 lines
    Always late, always disorganized, has the best intentions.
  • Kenneth Male 49 lines
    Left of centre and curious. Mellow. Very mellow.
  • Angela Female 10 lines
    Has always followed the rules. Until today. One monologue.

SOON

  • Fenell Any gender 60 lines
    A student in charge of detention. A leader with some extra knowledge.
  • Storm Any gender 37 lines
    An extremely smart student who until recently has been banned from detention. Determined to prove their intelligence.
  • Vertie / Castella Any gender 1 / 33 lines
    Castella is an extremely smart student who hasn’t been approved for detention for years. They have reached the end of their rope and is determined to get into detention.
  • Adby / Mercury / Neriah Any gender 4 / 1 / 9 lines
    Neriah is a typical detention student.
  • Coron / Coley / Rye Any gender 2 / 1 / 12 lines
    Rye is a nervous, anxious, smart student
  • Narat / Asra / Embel Any gender 1 / 0 / 21 lines
    Embel is confident. Thinks quickly but has no creativity

NOW

  • Poe Any gender 33 lines
    A student with extreme anger issues.
  • Oli Any gender 29 lines
    A unique student with an imagination and anxiety.
  • Kee Trans M 8 lines
    A mostly silent student with a poor home life. One monologue.
  • Claudia Female 23 lines
    A confident, smart, student who’s not afraid to stand up.
  • Mr. D Male 31 lines
    In charge of Detention B. Looks out for their students.
  • Ms. Zink Female 25 lines
    An evil guidance counsellor who is always cheerful.

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