Why aren't middle school students full of smiles, hugs and hi-fives? They’re too young to have problems.
About 35 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
28
6 M | 9 W | 13 Any Gender
Simple Set
43 pages
Three middle school students find themselves in an odd curiosity shop. They don’t know what it is, where they are, or how they got there. But that’s no surprise. The Happiness Shop is not like any other. It is filled with Roppets.
A Roppet is not quite a robot and not quite a puppet. A Roppet is completely happy all the time. Full of smiles, hugs and hi-fives. Isn’t that all it takes for a middle school student to be happy? They’re too young to have problems.
Blake, Melanie and Wally know that’s not true. They all have pretty big problems. But in the shop they have one question to answer and one question only: What would you do to be completely happy?
With up to 28 speaking parts and easy staging The Happiness Shop is perfect for a class project.
28
6 Men, 9 Women, 13 Any Gender
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.
brooms, rags, dusters, and buckets. two paddles attached together with thick silver wire, phone
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About 35 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
28
6 M | 9 W | 13 Any Gender
Simple Set
43 pages