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Something to Keep us Warm

by Stephen Gregg

Norma is running out of time. Thanksgiving Trick or Treat is upon her and the tablesweat isn’t finished and she can’t remember which of her daughters is older. How does a family deal with watching one of their own disappear?

This heartbreaking and hilarious one act would be a wonderful experience for students onstage and off. Lots for your tech team to explore—from ghost costumes, to lighting, to creating a “tablesweat.”

Dramedy

Recommended for High Schools

At a Glance

Running Time
About 25 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
9 Characters
1 M3 F5 Any Gender, Plus offstage voices
Set
Simple set
Length
23 pages
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9 Characters

1 M, 3 F, 5 Any Gender, Plus offstage voices

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.

Norma Tuffler [F] 136 lines
Early 40s. Though it's never explicit, Norma's dying of a brain tumor. Mother to Mince and Elodie.
Gabriel Tuffler [M] 56 lines
Early 40s. Father to Mince and Elodie.
Mince Tuffler [F] 94 lines
16. A tad on the quiet side.
Elodie Tuffler [F] 39 lines
14. Always assertive. At the moment, aggressive. Angry and grieving over her mother's illness.
Five ghosts [A] 0 lines
All different from one another - when one sees them, one has some idea of what they looked like in life. They’re different shapes and sizes, or colors. There’s often a tell: one wears glasses, or carries a stuffed bear. You get the idea. Ghosts are a signal that death approaches.
Trick or Treaters [A] 4 lines
Offstage Voices. One of whom, late in the play, is an adult.

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