Same Room, Different Story by Claire Broome - Theatrefolk

Same Room, Different Story

Recommended for High Schools

Same Room, Different Story

by Claire Broome

This vignette play explores relationships and situations that speak to today’s teens in a variety of genres with flexible gender roles.

 About 70 minutes

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

 29
7M | 7W | 15 Any Gender

Simple set

 67 pages

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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.

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29 Characters
7M, 7W, 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 [W] 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 [W] 44 lines
Type A. Mastermind behind surprise party for her friend Sam.
Riley [A] 62 lines
Sick of listening to their parents fight. Somewhat disallusioned 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 [W] 32 lines
Scott's Study Partner. She has feelings for Scott but is afraid to tell him.
Kyna's Brain [W] 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.

Subgenres
Character study Issue-based

Settings
Present day

Dress
Contemporary costumes

Audience
Pre-teen Teen

Features
Duets Student directors Variable Cast Size Variable gender breakdown Variable length

Set
Interior set Simple set

Cautions
Alcohol Frank talk of death

Themes
Adolescence Death Divorce Family Friendship Parenting/Family Relationships Self-image Suicide

Other uses
Class work Competition Scene work

Prop List

Cellphone (2), Notebooks, Copy of Romeo & Juliet, Backpack (2), Shoebox, Poker Set, Cupcake, Writing Utensil, Photo, Box, Scissors, Bubble Wrap, Sewing Needle, Spoon, Half a Shoelace, Nail Cutters, Battery, Quarter (2), Lottery Ticket, Copy of King Lear, Clothes, Suitcase, Calculator, Piece of Paper

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