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Labeled

Labeled

by Lindsay Price

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.

Dramedy

Recommended for High Schools

Running Time
About 35 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
25 Characters
3 M6 F15 Any Gender1 Trans Man, Doubling Possible
Set
Simple set
Length
33 pages
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25 Characters
3 M, 6 F, 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 [M] 16 lines
Arrogant, dramatic, condescending
Ms. Stanislawek (a.k.a. Stapleneck) [F] 27 lines
High strung, on edge, wants to be liked.
Christy [F] 29 lines
In middle school they would have been a bully. But there’s an insecurity to them.
Dawn [F] 30 lines
Always late, always disorganized, has the best intentions.
Kenneth [M] 49 lines
Left of centre and curious. Mellow. Very mellow.
Angela [F] 10 lines
Has always followed the rules. Until today. One monologue.
SOON
Fenell [A] 60 lines
A student in charge of detention. A leader with some extra knowledge.
Storm [A] 37 lines
An extremely smart student who until recently has been banned from detention. Determined to prove their intelligence.
Vertie / Castella [A] 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 [A] 4 / 1 / 9 lines
Neriah is a typical detention student.
Coron / Coley / Rye [A] 2 / 1 / 12 lines
Rye is a nervous, anxious, smart student
Narat / Asra / Embel [A] 1 / 0 / 21 lines
Embel is confident. Thinks quickly but has no creativity
NOW
Poe [A] 33 lines
A student with extreme anger issues.
Oli [A] 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 [F] 23 lines
A confident, smart, student who’s not afraid to stand up.
Mr. D [M] 31 lines
In charge of Detention B. Looks out for their students.
Ms. Zink [F] 25 lines
An evil guidance counsellor who is always cheerful.

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