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Chemo Girl and Other Plays by Christian Kiley play script cover

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by Christian Kiley

A young girl is pulled out of her history class to go to the hospital where she discovers she has cancer. She befriends Lucy (who is chemotherapy personified) and she and Lucy prepare to take the disease.

Drama Issue-Based Movement-based

Recommended for High Schools

At a Glance

Running Time
About 20 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
16 Characters
1 M3 F12 Any Gender, Doubling Possible
Source
Part of Chemo Girl and Other Plays, a collection of 4 plays
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16 Characters

1 M, 3 F, 12 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.

HOLLY [F] 105 lines
A girl who recently discovered she has cancer
LUCY [F] 65 lines
Her friend, Chemotherapy
The Side Effects:
NAUSEA [A] 5 lines
VOMITING [A] 5 lines
FATIGUE [A] 4 lines
FEVER [A] 2 lines
SWEATS [A] 2 lines
CHILLS [A] 5 lines
HAIR LOSS [A] 5 lines
The Visitors:
DOCTOR [A] 11 lines
[F] 15 lines
DAD [M] 11 lines
CAL [A] 9 lines
PAL [A] 6 lines
SAL [A] 7 lines
SOCIAL WORKER [A] 14 lines

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