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Sixteen in 10 Minutes or Less
The lives of seven teenagers become intertwined in this humorous and oftentimes bittersweet collection of ten minute plays. From extracting a gummy bear out of a new set of braces to coping with bullies, these characters share their innermost hopes and fears with each other, ten minutes at a time. As the audience drops in on these intimate moments, they will come to understand that being sixteen isn't always easy.
The plays herein may be licensed together or separately. The piece was conceived as a full length evening of entertainment, but each short stands perfectly well on its own without any prior knowledge of the characters.
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Recommended for High Schools
This Book is a Collection of 10 Plays
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Three teenage girls have claimed a bench as their very own and routinely chase away all the "losers" who come near it.
A teenage brother and sister squabble as they try to extract a gummy bear that has lodged itself in a set of braces.
Young love blossoms when two teenagers flip open their laptops and start chatting.
A couple of teenagers in love look up at the night sky and wait for colorful explosions to dance among the stars.
Thanks to a series of ill-fated friend requests, a doctored photo of a student spreads like wildfire among a group of teenagers.
Two eyeballs get bent out of shape while defending their half of a teenager's brain.
When a teenager loses his cell phone, he has no choice but to use a pay phone. Things quickly take a turn for the worse when a mysterious operator starts telling him what to do.
Seven teenagers express their hopes and fears online in a rousing symphony of status updates.
A sweet teenage girl takes her dog for a walk in the park and discovers that there is something exciting around every corner.
A teenage boy tries to repair a beat-up old truck so that he can get away from his parents and their broken down marriage.
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Exemption details for scenes and monologues for competition.
4 M, 5 F, 3 Any Gender, Expandable to 13M+17F+3 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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