Red Rover by Christian Kiley - Theatrefolk

Chemo Girl and Other Plays

Recommended for High Schools

Red Rover

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.

 About 20 minutes

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

 16
1 M | 3 W | 12 Any Gender, Doubling Possible

Drama Issue-Based Movement-based

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.

This play is part of Chemo Girl and Other Plays, a collection of 4 plays
16 Characters
1 M, 3 W, 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 [W] 105 lines
A girl who recently discovered she has cancer
LUCY [W] 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
[W] 15 lines
DAD [M] 11 lines
CAL [A] 9 lines
PAL [A] 6 lines
SAL [A] 7 lines
SOCIAL WORKER [A] 14 lines

Subgenres
Fantasy

Settings
Present day

Dress
Contemporary costumes Fantasy costumes

Audience
All audiences Pre-teen Teen

Features
Variable Cast Size Character study Movement-based Variable gender breakdown

Set
Simple set Interior set

Themes
Adolescence Body image Death Friendship Illness/Health Parenting/Family Disability Self-image

Other uses
Competition Monologues Scene work Audition material

Prop List

fake hair, yarn, string, file/clipboard/chart, cactus, Cubs hat, file

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