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Same Room, Different Story

by Claire Broome

A teenager’s bedroom is important. It’s a place to hide, to consider choices, to reveal. And sometimes, it’s a place to practice the periodic table. Stories can be found under the bed, in a suitcase, in a box that may or may not hold body parts…

Same Room, Different Story is the ideal high school play, perfect for a class project or drama club. This vignette play explores relationships and situations that speak to today’s teens in a variety of genres with flexible gender roles.

Comedy Drama Character Study Vignettes

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This is a vignette play!

Also available in a one-act version here.

Recommended for High Schools

At a Glance

Running Time
About 70 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
29 Characters
7 M7 F15 Any Gender
Set
Simple set
Length
67 pages
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29 Characters

7 M, 7 F, 15 Any Gender

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.

Julia [F] 33 lines
Hiding in room for their friend Sam's surprise Birthday Party. Kind and Caring Friend.
Dylan [A] 23 lines
Hiding in room for their friend Sam's surprise Birthday Party. A bit skeptical of the idea.
Noah [M] 50 lines
Begrudingly hiding for surprise party for his friend Sam, who he has feelings for.
Lexi [F] 44 lines
Type A. Mastermind behind surprise party for her friend Sam.
Riley [A] 62 lines
Sick of listening to their parents fight. Somewhat disillusioned and apathetic about the situation.
Rory [A] 66 lines
Sick of listening to their parents fight. Wants to find a way to make the fighting stop. Loves "The Dead Are Walking" TV show.
Scott [M] 29 lines
Kyna's Study Partner. He has feelings for Kyna but is afraid to tell her.
Scott's Brain [M] 37 lines
Scott's Subconcious Brain. Speaks Scott's Subtext throughout the scene.
Kyna [F] 32 lines
Scott's Study Partner. She has feelings for Scott but is afraid to tell him.
Kyna's Brain [F] 33 lines
Kyna's Subconcious Brain. Speaks Kyna's Subtext throughout the scene.
Noor [A] 47 lines
Helps Kyra, Jordan, Isaac, and Mateo get into their friend's room to search it. Feels compassion towards them even though they are not "cool" kids.
Kyra [A] 36 lines
Trying to get down to the bottom of why their friend is gone by searching his room.
Jordan [A] 12 lines
Trying to get down to the bottom of why their friend is gone by searching his room.
Isaac [A] 27 lines
Trying to get down to the bottom of why their friend is gone by searching his room.
Mateo [A] 39 lines
Trying to get down to the bottom of why their friend is gone by searching his room.
Ava [A] 10 lines
Cool Kid. Did not plan on spending their evening this way.
Ash [A] 83 lines
Friends with Kai. Accepts Kai for who they are no matter what.
Kai [A] 87 lines
Friends with Ash. Shares very personal information with Ash in a letter and feels embarrassed and scared that their relationship will change.
Jay [A] 52 lines
Friends with Quinn.
Quinn [A] 78 lines
Great-Grandfather has just died and she has been bequeathed a box.
Remy [A] 66 lines
Friends with Quinn.
Jamie [A] 56 lines
Chris and Alex's Sibling. Grappling with a difficult home life and facing a complicated choice.
Alex [A] 61 lines
Chris and Jamie's Sibling. Grappling with a difficult home life while trying to support Jamie.
Chris [A] 27 lines
Alex and Jamie's Sibling. Grabbling with a difficult home life and struggling to understand Jamie's decisions.
Ellis [A] 10 lines
Trying to sleep the night before a big test.
Brain [A] 50 lines
Speaks for Ellis's Brain.
Body [A] 44 lines
Controls and Speaks for Ellis's physical body.
Subconscious [A] 24 lines
Speaks for Ellis's Subconcious mind and is focused intently on the periodic table of elements.
Irrational Thinking [A] 19 lines
The part of the brain that over-reacts and expresses anxiety.

Praise for Same Room, Different Story

Nancy-Jean Lahn
SDSS
We appreciated how the play addressed varied topics, sparking conversations about difficult subjects. The deliberate limitations of the set encouraged our imagination and creativity to bring the words to life. The set meant we coul use our black box classroom as a performance space, with minimal props required.
MIchael Despars
Fullerton Union High School
This was exactly what my students needed in this moment. They spent so much time in their bedrooms during the pandemic that it was easy for them to tap into these characters and their stories. These are appropriate for a high school audience without being corny. Throughout the vignettes there are plenty of emotions for students to tap into.
Miriam Climenhaga
Liberal High School
This play was perfect for giving kids an opportunity to try their hand at directing. Very flexible.

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