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Master of Puppets

Master of Puppets

by Jeffrey Harr

The guidance counsellors of Ambrose High have decided to speak to senior class couples about the power of communication.

Joanie and Chuck are at the top of Mrs. Slattimore’s list. She wants Joanie to see she wears bossy pants and Chuck already has a mom. When the couples don’t seem to be “getting it” Mrs. S. pulls out the big guns – truth puppets. That’s right, puppets who tell all.

Comedy

Recommended for High Schools and Middle Schools

Running Time
About 25 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
3 Characters
1 M2 F
Set
Simple set
Length
17 pages
Free Excerpt

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3 Characters
1 M, 2 F

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.

MRS. SLATTIMORE [F] 55 lines. lines
High school guidance counselor. Four Monologues.
JOANIE [F] 54 lines. lines
High school senior
CHUCK [M] 45 lines. lines
High school senior

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