The Art of Rejection: Two One Act Plays

Recommended for High Schools

The Art of Rejection

by Christian Kiley

An avant-garde look at the price of popularity.

 About 20 minutes

Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks


 16
1 M | 1 W | 14 Any Gender


Simple Set

Comedy Black Comedy Character Study Experimental Form Issue-Based

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An award winning one act.

R is the only letter in a sea of numbers. Always picked last for kickball, never part of the 'in' crowd, never gets the girl. What is a letter to do to get through life? An avant-garde look at the price of popularity.

This play is part of The Art of Rejection: Two One Act Plays, a collection of 2 plays
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