The Pregnancy Project
by Lindsay Price Canadian Author
The project seems simple enough. Everyone (girls AND boys) wears a pregnancy belly to simulate what it feels like to be pregnant. Bonus points go to students who wear the belly 24/7. Easy, right? It's not as if it's real.
Lucy, who seems to live the ideal life, isn't finding the project so easy. She's a week late. And every day that passes is another day when life is far from ideal.
Each member of the ensemble gets a monologue in this issue-driven play. No statistics. No preaching. Just well-drawn characters and an engaging story.
Recommended for High Schools
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20 Characters
- 5 Males
- 15 Females
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.
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Donna Female 116 linesA plain girl who knows it but is certainly not crippled by it.
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Lucy Female 213 linesA pretty girl who, until now, never believed anything bad would happen to her.
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Josie Female 61 lines
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Gretchen Female 76 lines
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Riva Female 51 linesA self-centred trio. Friends of Lucy. They all believe nothing bad will ever happen to them. Gretchen is the ringleader, the others follow.
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Conner Male 61 linesA smart aleck who really likes Lucy.
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Sharon Female 31 linesA teen mother. One Monologue.
The Class
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June Female 21 linesUsed to be naive but has learned the hard way. One Monologue.
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Christina Female 20 linesHas a romantic view of relationships and babies. One Monologue.
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Drue Female 21 linesTough, knows the realities of life, but doesn't see her future as a dead end. One Monologue.
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Sheri Female 17 linesStarting to learn to think for herself. One Monologue.
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Mariah Female 24 linesHappy, positive view of the world. Naive. One Monologue.
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Tilly Female 21 linesNarrow minded. Lives in fear of everything. One Monologue.
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Ann Female 28 linesSarcastic. Knows who she is and is proud of it. One Monologue.
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CJ Female 23 linesA bleak outlook on life. Sees her life as a dead end. One Monologue.
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Paige Female 30 linesObsessively studious. One Monologue.
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Neil Male 23 linesA good guy, with a good head on his shoulders who has made mistakes. One Monologue.
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Stu Male 33 linesThe funny man who works very hard at being funny. One Monologue.
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Andy Male 18 linesAngry, bit of a bully. One Monologue.
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Edison Male 21 linesSensitive and sweet. But knows that's not always seen as good. One Monologue.
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From the Drama Teacher Learning Centre
Spread the Love: The Pregnancy Project by Lindsay Price
Social Issue Plays for High Schools / Middle Schools
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