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Power Play: Competition Version

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author

NEW Competition Version!

A gunshot is heard. Who did it and why?

A darkly satirical, unsettling and deceptively playful ensemble piece. Power Play drops audiences into the hallway of a high school where violence hides in plain sight. Five students navigate power, popularity, bullying, silence, and the realities and stereotypes of high school violence.

Violence is about power. So is high school.

NOTE: This play requires the onstage appearance of a gun.

Drama

Also available in a one-act version here.

Recommended for High Schools

At a Glance

Running Time
About 35 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
5 Characters
2 M 3 F
Plus Swarm Ensemble
Set
Simple set
Length
28 pages
Free Excerpt

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Exemption details for scenes and monologues for competition.

5 Characters

2 M, 3 F, Plus Swarm Ensemble

Please see the playwright’s notes in the script for details on gender and casting flexibility.

BITTER [F] 66 lines
A goth girl. Very observant with a sarcastic wit.
BEAKER 64 lines
An extremely intelligent but withdrawn girl. Korean. (See script notes for an alternate casting suggestion for Beaker.)
BEAUTY [F] 53 lines
The self-professed “most popular girl” at the school.
BRAWN [M] 57 lines
The star football player. King of the castle and knows it.
BELLY [M] 108 lines
An overweight guy who uses humour as a survival tactic.
Swarm Ensemble:
Foule, Zala, Parta, Suru, Mure, Orda, Parvi, Horde, Ban, Dada [A] 7, 8, 10, 8, 9, 9, 6, 8, 8 lines
Exaggerated make-up and ragged clothing wouldn’t look out of place for the ensemble.

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