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The Baloney, the Pickle, the Zombies, and Other Things I Hide From My Mother

The Baloney, the Pickle, the Zombies, and Other Things I Hide From My Mother

by Bradley Walton

“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.

Comedy Black Comedy

Average Producer Rating:

Recommended for High Schools and Middle Schools

Running Time
About 30 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
8 Characters
1 F7 Any Gender, Doubling Possible
Set
Simple Set
Length
34 pages
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8 Characters
1 F, 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.

TREVOR/TRINA [A] 268 lines
A teenage genius who is conducting preliminary experiments on food products as a step towards creating zombies.
EMMA/EDDIE [A] 59 lines
Trevor’s little sister/brother, age 8.
MEYER [A] 205 lines
A piece of baloney Trevor has brought to life (can be a slice or a whole sausage).
POLICE OFFICER [A] 38 lines
Near retirement age.
MRS. WEAVING [F] 12 lines
The neighbor.
VLAD [A] 10 lines
A pickle Trevor brings to life.
CATHY/CHARLIE [A] 4 lines
Trevor’s mother/father.
VERONICA/VICTOR [A] 13 lines
A member of the opposite sex who Meyer met in a coffee shop.

Praise for The Baloney, the Pickle, the Zombies, and Other Things I Hide From My Mother

Marla Johnson
Eudora Middle School
Students enjoy portraying the quirky characters and the staging is fairly simple. This was perfect for our group of eight students.
Chuck Jagiello
Anglican Parish Players
The play was fun to do and was well received with many laughs. I loved the flexibility in casting with the gender choices for the characters. Made casting so much easier.
Joseph Murphy
Rogers Middle School
Middle school audiences will love the humor and absurdity in this play.

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