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Malled: Two One Act Plays for Young Women

Recommended for High Schools

Malled: Two One Act Plays for Young Women

by Colleen Neuman

Many things happen in a mall. Heartbreak, Uncomfortable truths,True friendship, Cosmic questions with your french fries. Two plays. Great parts for girls.

Simple Set

 38 pages

Comedy Black Comedy Character Study Student Directors

Can be performed together as a complete evening of theatre, or separately as competition pieces.

On the lookout for plays with more parts for girls? Look no further! Malled gives you two great choices.

This Book is a Collection of 2 Plays

ellenalicemonajune
Ellen, Alice, Mona, and June share those uncomfortable truths that only close friends can tell each other, particularly regarding a boyfriend who wears red leather pants.

4 W. Approx. 25 minutes long. Rights: $40.00, Script Distribution License: $21.95

Yes, Virginia, There is a Virginia
An ordinary shopper survey takes absurd twists and turns for Virginia as she struggles to answer the surprisingly cosmic question: Is Ann Landers real?

15 W. Approx. 25 minutes long. Rights: $40.00, Script Distribution License: $65.95

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.

ELLENALICEMONAJUNE:
Ellen [W] 94 lines
Angry and distracted about something.
Alice [W] 74 lines
A sensitive soul with sensitive teeth. What secret is she hiding in her purse?
Mona [W] 85 lines
A good friend. Not afraid to speak her mind.
June [W] 97 lines
A philosopher with a healthy appetite. One Monologue.
YES, VIRGINIA, THERE IS A VIRGINIA:
Shopper Survey Person Number 12 [W] 69 lines
Virginia [W] 88 lines
Just wanted to visit the mall with her friend. Thrust into a surreal interrogation of reality. One Monologue.
Woman 1 [W] 11 lines
Loved Little Orphan Annie as a child.
Woman 2 [W] 8 lines
More of a Mary Worth fan.
Woman 3 [W] 4 lines
Assesses Virginia’s first answer to a crucial question. Finds it wanting. One Monologue.
Score [W] 9 lines
Keeps tally of Virginia’s score. It’s not looking so hot for her.
Mom [W] 16 lines
Less helpful than you would think a mom would be.
Aunt Flossie [W] 10 lines
Plays cards with mom. Also not particularly helpful.
Policewoman [W] 3 lines
Arrests Angie. Is all part of Person Number 12’s master plan.
Angie [W] 12 lines
Virginia’s friend A pawn in an ever-greater high stakes game.
Eleanor Roosevelt [W] 3 lines
The famous first lady. Looks better than she does in all those photos.
Ann Landers [W] 4 lines
The author, herself. So she does exist!

Subgenres
Absurd Fairy tales

Settings
Present day

Dress
Contemporary costumes

Audience
Teen

Features
Character study Student directors SEL

Set
Simple set Interior set

Themes
Adolescence Bullying Body image Childhood Death Friendship Illness/Health Love Memory Parenting/Family Religion Sports Disability Relationships Individuality Obedience Suicide Technology Morality Divorce Censorship Gossip Poverty Jealousy Revenge Economic issues Women's issues Gender issues Peer pressure Personal responsibility School violence Self-image Sexual abuse Teen pregnancy Depression Theatre

Cross-Curricular Uses
Technology

Other uses
Competition Monologues Audition material Class work Scene work

Prop List

ELLENALICEMONAJUNE:
Ellen
a Coke, a shake, a paper napkin, shopping bags that contain new underwear and a new orange sweater
Alice
shopping bags, watch, dish of Jell-O, plastic knife and fork, cup of water, purse that contains small plastic bags of carrots and celery
Mona
shopping bags, burger, fries, soda, ice cream, cell phone
June
shopping bags, meatball sandwich, fries, drink, cheeseburger, chocolate soft serve, paper napkin, salad
YES, VIRGINIA, THERE IS A VIRGINIA:
Shopper Survey Person Number 12
clipboard, pen, and a purse that contains a small black box like a radio, ink pad, hospital bracelet, whistle, roll of money, gavel, small notepad
Virginia
food including French fries, shopping bags
Woman 1
newspaper
Woman 2
magazine
Score
large white napkin, bowl of soup, spoon
Mom
a can of Pledge and a dust cloth
Aunt Flossie
deck of cards
Angie
two pieces of cloth
Eleanor Roosevelt
a high school yearbook

Multimedia
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