Recommended for High Schools and Middle Schools
Connect and commiserate with these characters who can't help but do stupid things. An amazing ensemble opportunity.
About 30 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
10
3 M | 7 W, Easily Expandable
Simple Set
34 pages
"My brain says stupid, stupid, stupid and I never listen. Why don't I listen?"
We all have moments of earth-shattering, mind-numbing, crawl into a hole and die stupidity. It's inevitable and impossible to avoid. You will connect and commiserate with these characters, who crash into displays, cheat on tests though they know it's wrong, do things they were explicitly told not to, fart in front of the whole school, and shave their heads to impress a girl.
Stupid is Just 4 2day takes ensemble work and the vignette play format to eleven. Win the Best Ensemble award!
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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.
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About 30 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
10
3 M | 7 W, Easily Expandable
Simple Set
34 pages
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Royalty fees apply to all performances whether or not admission is charged.
A performance is defined as any presentation of the play (in whole or in part) for any audience. This includes competitions, invited dress rehearsals, and in-class performances for any audience comprised of five or more individuals who are not participants in the class.
In-class performances, where the audience consists entirely of students in the same class, are not subject to royalty.
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Classroom Use scripts are intended for classroom study in situations where there will be no audience apart from students in the same class. They may be purchased as traditional printed books or as instantly downloadable and printable PDFs.
Professionally printed and bound book. Shipping fees apply.
Includes a free printable PDF of the script. Delivered online instantly. No delivery charges.
A vignette play is a collection of short scenes on a theme. You'll love working with the variety and flexibility of the scenes. Your actors will love the fast pace and fun characters.
There's more. Every Theatrefolk vignette play holds the unexpected. A showcase monologue. A dramatic moment. A change in form. A left turn.
Ideal for classwork, competitions, and more!
