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Stressed

Stressed

by Alan Haehnel

For Alex, it's school. For Josh, it's his girlfriend. For Carmen, it's dealing with her coach. And Mindy's frustrated with her parents. Stress is driving this quartet crazy - so much so they can't stop talking about it.

This play is a symphony of sound and character.

A challenging but incredibly fun piece.

Dramedy Character Study Choral Work Experimental Form Issue-Based Monologue-Friendly Plays Student Directors

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Recommended for High Schools

Running Time
About 30 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
4 Characters
1 M2 F1 Any Gender
Set
Simple Set
Length
22 pages
Free Excerpt

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Royalty fees apply to all performances whether or not admission is charged. Any performance in front of an audience (e.g. an invited dress rehearsal) is considered a performance for royalty purposes.

Exemption details for scenes and monologues for competition.

4 Characters
1 M, 2 F, 1 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.

Alex [A] 32 lines
Several monologues.
Mindy [F] 31 lines
Several monologues.
Josh [M] 30 lines
Several monologues.
Carmen [F] 31 lines
Several monologues.

Praise for Stressed

Stacy Allan
Michael A. Riffel Catholic High School
We loved working on this show! The characters are very relatable and the "symphony" dialogue is so fun to work through.
Ann Hileman
Maconaquah High School
Characters that high school student definitely can identify with! Opportunities for comedic delivery.

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