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The Date

by Steven Stack

Chris is about to go on his first online date. He’s practiced the steps for success, he has his best friends as a dating model, what could go wrong? Only everything. Demons on a date are never good.

Average Producer Rating: 4.0 out of 5

Recommended for High Schools

At a Glance

Running Time
About 10 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
4 Characters
2 M 2 F
Set
Virtual Performance
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4 Characters

2 M, 2 F

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.

CHRIS [M] 84 lines
15, best friends with Ray and Felicia, who are dating. Speaking of dating, Chris has never been on a date. Until tonight.
FELICIA [F] 57 lines
16, dating Ray. Likes to research the odd happenings in St. Claire. Very loyal and direct.
RAY [M] 45 lines
16, dating Felicia. Sees Chris as a little brother even though he’s only a few months older. Seems to have it all together.
JINNY [F] 84 lines
Probably 15. A girl who is inhumanely attractive and mysterious. Started school at St. Claire three weeks ago and is very attracted to Chris, for reasons unknown.

Praise for The Date

4 out of 5 stars
nicole parsons
south high
I really liked this play. It gave the actors a chance to really stretch their different acting skills, as it bounced believably between funny ribbing from your friends, to shock, to horror. And the special guest character at the end really killed each night (pun intended). I get the vibe this was written as a Zoom play, but we did it live and it still totally played. The kids really enjoyed both being in it and watching it.

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