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.
Average Producer Rating:
About 70 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
29
7 M | 7 W | 15 Any Gender
Simple set
67 pages
Reviews from Past Producers
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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Characters
29
7 Men, 7 Women, 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.
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Julia
[W]
33 lines
- Hiding in room for their friend Sam's surprise Birthday Party. Kind and Caring Friend.
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Dylan
[A]
23 lines
- Hiding in room for their friend Sam's surprise Birthday Party. A bit skeptical of the idea.
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Noah
[M]
50 lines
- Begrudingly hiding for surprise party for his friend Sam, who he has feelings for.
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Lexi
[W]
44 lines
- Type A. Mastermind behind surprise party for her friend Sam.
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Riley
[A]
62 lines
- Sick of listening to their parents fight. Somewhat disallusioned and apathetic about the situation.
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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.
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Scott
[M]
29 lines
- Kyna's Study Partner. He has feelings for Kyna but is afraid to tell her.
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Scott's Brain
[M]
37 lines
- Scott's Subconcious Brain. Speaks Scott's Subtext throughout the scene.
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Kyna
[W]
32 lines
- Scott's Study Partner. She has feelings for Scott but is afraid to tell him.
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Kyna's Brain
[W]
33 lines
- Kyna's Subconcious Brain. Speaks Kyna's Subtext throughout the scene.
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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.
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Kyra
[A]
36 lines
- Trying to get down to the bottom of why their friend is gone by searching his room.
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Jordan
[A]
12 lines
- Trying to get down to the bottom of why their friend is gone by searching his room.
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Isaac
[A]
27 lines
- Trying to get down to the bottom of why their friend is gone by searching his room.
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Mateo
[A]
39 lines
- Trying to get down to the bottom of why their friend is gone by searching his room.
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Ava
[A]
10 lines
- Cool Kid. Did not plan on spending their evening this way.
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Ash
[A]
83 lines
- Friends with Kai. Accepts Kai for who they are no matter what.
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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.
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Jay
[A]
52 lines
- Friends with Quinn.
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Quinn
[A]
78 lines
- Great-Grandfather has just died and she has been bequeathed a box.
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Remy
[A]
66 lines
- Friends with Quinn.
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Jamie
[A]
56 lines
- Chris and Alex's Sibling. Grappling with a difficult home life and facing a complicated choice.
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Alex
[A]
61 lines
- Chris and Jamie's Sibling. Grappling with a difficult home life while trying to support Jamie.
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Chris
[A]
27 lines
- Alex and Jamie's Sibling. Grabbling with a difficult home life and struggling to understand Jamie's decisions.
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Ellis
[A]
10 lines
- Trying to sleep the night before a big test.
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Brain
[A]
50 lines
- Speaks for Ellis's Brain.
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Body
[A]
44 lines
- Controls and Speaks for Ellis's physical body.
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Subconscious
[A]
24 lines
- Speaks for Ellis's Subconcious mind and is focused intently on the periodic table of elements.
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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
Multimedia
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Same Room, Different Story
by Claire Broome
About 70 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
29
7 M | 7 W | 15 Any Gender
Simple set
67 pages