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Power Play: Competition Version

Power Play: Competition Version

by Lindsay Price

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

About 35 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
5 Characters
2 M | 3 F, Plus Swarm Ensemble
Simple set
28 pages

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Exemption details for scenes and monologues for competition.

5 Characters
2 M, 3 F, Plus Swarm Ensemble
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An extremely intelligent but withdrawn girl.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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