The Baloney, the Pickle, the Zombies, and Other Things I Hide From My Mother
“What are you doing with the baloney?” That’s the question Emma asks her big brother Trevor when she finds him in the kitchen at 2 A.M.
But Trevor is up to much more than a late night snack — he’s bringing food to life with experiments he hopes will lead to the creation of zombies he can sell as cheap laborers.
Together with his living baloney-minon, Meyer, Trevor is about to embark on a night in which he will face an angry neighbor, be questioned by police, bring a pickle to life, and discover that his food may actually be smarter than he is... all while trying to keep everything secret from his mother and little sister.
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8 Characters
- 1 Female
- 7 Any Gender
- Doubling Possible
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 - with the exception of MRS. WEAVING - and modify pronouns accordingly.
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TREVOR/TRINA Any gender 268 linesA teenage genius who is conducting preliminary experiments on food products as a step towards creating zombies.
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EMMA/EDDIE Any gender 59 linesTrevor’s little sister/brother, age 8.
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MEYER Any gender 205 linesA piece of baloney Trevor has brought to life (can be a slice or a whole sausage).
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POLICE OFFICER Any gender 38 linesNear retirement age.
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MRS. WEAVING Female 12 linesThe neighbor.
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VLAD Any gender 10 linesA pickle Trevor brings to life.
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CATHY/CHARLIE Any gender 4 linesTrevor’s mother/father.
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VERONICA/VICTOR Any gender 13 linesA member of the opposite sex who Meyer met in a coffee shop.
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