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Magic Fairy in the Microwave

Magic Fairy in the Microwave

by Dara Murphy

Sarah Williams is an ordinary girl. Or is she?

Is she a girl with an overactive imagination? A girl who has trapped herself in her own mind? Or is the narrator the one doing the trapping, conducting Sarah in her world of woe?

This is a fast physical extravaganza with guns, knives, and blood. Kittens will be harmed. You have been warned.

Comedy

Recommended for High Schools

About 25 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
11 Characters
2 M | 4 F | 5 Any Gender
Simple Set
24 pages

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11 Characters
2 M, 4 F, 5 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.

Narrator [A] 49 lines
The most unreliable of narrators. One Monologue.
Sarah [F] 97 lines
has an active imagination. Active as in, “actively trying to kill her.”
Tom [M] 42 lines
Sarah’s boyfriend, at least in her imagination.
Stacy [F] 7 lines
Sarah’s classmate. Loves basketball more than life itself.
Paula [F] 11 lines
Sarah’s other classmate. Not so big on basketball, actually.
Masked Villain [A] 2 lines
Who is that masked murderer? Does it matter?
Mom [F] 20 lines
Your run-of-the-mill, average, serial-killing mother.
Dad [M] 26 lines
Sarah’s dad. Also a serial killer.
Rainbow [A] 2 lines
A full spectrum of joy.
Kitten [A] 2 lines
Babies are cute, and cats are cute. This a potent combination of the two.
Magic Fairy [A] 2 lines
If you absolutely must reheat one, use the oven.

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