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Puzzle Pieces: Competition Version by Krista Boehnert play script cover

Puzzle Pieces: Competition Version

by Krista Boehnert Canadian Author

New competition version with added ensemble!

Deciphering others and yourself can be like putting together a puzzle. Everyone is a complex arrangement of different parts that must be pieced together to see the whole picture of a person.

The teens in Puzzle Pieces attempt to understand themselves and others by exploring the different puzzle pieces they are made of. Through personal and revealing monologues, characters share their fears, dreams and defining moments to reveal complex, imperfect, relatable individuals.

Honest, emotional and deeply human, Puzzle Pieces reminds us that everyone has a story worth listening to. Excellent script for character study, monologue class work and competition.

Drama Character Study Issue-Based
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
1 F 4 Any Gender
Plus Optional Ensemble
Set
Simple set
Length
19 pages
Free Excerpt

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Performance Royalty Fees

Royalty fees apply to all performances whether or not admission is charged. Any performance in front of an audience (e.g. an invited dress rehearsal) is considered a performance for royalty purposes.

Exemption details for scenes and monologues for competition.

5 Characters

  • 1 Female
  • 4 Any Gender
  • Plus Optional Ensemble

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.

  • JAMIE Any gender 7 lines
    17 years old
  • VICKI Female 7 lines
    17 years old
  • TROI Any gender 7 lines
    16 years old
  • AERYN Any gender 7 lines
    17 years old
  • JOEY Any gender 6 lines
    16 years old
  • ENSEMBLE: Optional Any gender
    Any size

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