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Monster Problems

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author

Starting high school can be nerve-wracking and problem-filled. Am I going to fit in? Am I going to be popular? Will I have the right reputation? What if I do something that ruins the rest of high school?

Olivia, Sam and Brooke are overwhelmed. They think about these problems all day, every day to the point that things are getting rather monstrous. They are going to have to deal with their problems or risk being consumed. Vampires, Zombies, and Snakes oh my! What happens when problems get the best of you?

This play was designed for a high school class to perform for middle school students and would be an excellent “intro to high school” project. Or use it in your middle school class as a tool for the transition into high school.

Dramedy Character Study Issue-Based

Average Producer Rating: 4.0 out of 5

Recommended for High Schools and Middle Schools

At a Glance

Running Time
About 40 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
24 Characters
9 M 13 F 2 Any Gender
Set
Simple set
Length
40 pages
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24 Characters

  • 9 Males
  • 13 Females
  • 2 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.

  • Brooke Female 80 lines
    14, Will do anything, or so she thinks, to be popular.
  • Zombie Any gender 6 lines
    Monster. Follows Brooke around.
  • Cress Female 17 lines
    14, Until this summer, Brooke’s best friend.
  • Amber Female 21 lines
    16, Amber, Hailey, and Shivon are the “popular” girls Brooke latches onto.
  • Hailey Female 13 lines
    16
  • Shivon Female 13 lines
    16
  • Brody Male 14 lines
    16, Brooke’s brother.
  • Gavin Male 16 lines
    16, Brody’s friend.
  • Drew Male 20 lines. lines
    16. Brody’s friend. One Monologue.
  • Mom Female 15 lines
    Brook and Brody’s mother.
  • Olivia Female 90 lines
    14, Wants to look perfect because a good reputation is based on looks. One Monologue.
  • Medusa Female 19 lines
    Monster. She follows Olivia around. Her head is covered in snakes.
  • Heather Female 58 lines. lines
    14. Olivia’s cousin. Heather doesn’t care what she looks like.
  • Ryder Any gender 19 lines
    14, Heather’s friend. Can be male or female.
  • Em Female 27 lines
    14, Girl that Olivia wants to hang out with.
  • Mike Male 11 lines
    16, The kind of guy who would believe rumours about a girl.
  • Sam Male 73 lines
    14, Wants to be normal, and by normal he means invisible. Sam is not normal.
  • Leana Female 47 lines
    Monster. The Irish Vampire who follows Sam around. She does not have an accent.
  • Ethan Male 35 lines
    17, A senior who knows what Sam is going through.
  • Parker Male 15 lines
    14, Parker, Wade and Peri are Sam’s nerdy friends.
  • Wade Male 19 lines
    14
  • Peri Female 16 lines
    14
  • Rachel Female 7 lines
    Sam’s mom
  • Noah Male
    Sam’s dad

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