Oddball by Lindsay Price - Theatrefolk

Oddball

Recommended for High Schools and Middle Schools

Oddball

by Lindsay Price

A vignette play that embraces the odd. Odd jobs, odd socks, odd one out, odd reactions and odd boyfriends.

 About 35 minutes

Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks

 32
7 M | 20 W | 5 Any Gender, Doubling Possible

Simple Set

 38 pages

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Are you completely normal? 100% devoid of the peculiar? Or have you embraced your oddness: odd jobs, odd socks, odd one out, odd reactions and odd boyfriends.

Step right up. Step right up. Step inside to see live acts of the slightly weird and the nearly harmless. Feast your eyes on the miracle of the mildly freakish. Step inside and experience Oddball for yourself.

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32 Characters
7 M, 20 W, 5 Any Gender, 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.

Ballyhoo 2 lines
Guy with Ball 48 lines
One [W] 28 lines
Two [A] 15 lines
Three [W] 24 lines
Four [W] 14 lines
Shannon [W]
One Monologue
Brandon [M] 18 lines
Linda [W] 18 lines
Larry [M] 15 lines
Sue [W] 11 lines
Bobo [M] 8 lines
Holly [W] 8 lines
Lieutenant [A] 7 lines
Sergeant [A] 7 lines
Lemon [W] 3 lines
Missy [W] 34 lines
Jackson [M] 33 lines
Deanne [W] 29 lines
Nicole [W] 27 lines
Blue [W] 5 lines
Red [A] 5 lines
Black [W] 9 lines
White [W] 8 lines
Orange [W] 11 lines
Yellow [W] 12 lines
Green [A] 8 lines
Monica [W] 35 lines
Brynn [W] 27 lines
Tisha [W] 25 lines
Zoe [W] 41 lines
Hailey [W] 27 lines

Subgenres
Avant-garde Experimental form Movement-based

Settings
Abstract setting Present day

Dress
Contemporary costumes

Audience
Pre-teen Teen

Features
Mime Tableau Character study Physical comedy Student directors Variable gender breakdown Variable Cast Size

Set
Simple set

Themes
Adolescence Relationships Individuality Obedience Peer pressure Personal responsibility Self-image

Other uses
Competition Audition material Class work Scene work

Prop List

Small square, Crown of wires, Small box, Clipboard, Single sock, Square ball

Production Photos

Multimedia
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Exemption details for scenes and monologues for competition.

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A vignette play is a collection of short scenes on a theme. You'll love working with the variety and flexibility of the scenes. Your actors will love the fast pace and fun characters.

There's more. Every Theatrefolk vignette play holds the unexpected. A showcase monologue. A dramatic moment. A change in form. A left turn.

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