They Eat Sunshine, Not Zebras
by Dara Murphy
Nothing stands in the way of the green grass. Until they wake up one morning to see a yellow dandelion in their midst.
Average Producer Rating:
About 25 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
11
11 Any Gender
Simple set
30 pages
Reviews from Past Producers
The field believes in uniformity. Lovely rows of blades all the same height. Lovely rows of blades exhibiting standard behaviour of green grassness.
Nothing stands in the way of their orderly life. Until they wake up one morning to see a yellow dandelion in their midst. Sunny (that’s the dandelion) is bright and warm and just wants to be friends. The field wants nothing to do with her nonstandard, non-green ways.
A dandelion will turn their orderly way of life upside-down. A dandelion must be destroyed. Isn’t that what you do when something is different?
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Characters
11
11 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.
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SUNNY
[A]
117 lines
- A dandelion
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BROWN
[A]
40 lines
- The oldest
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GRASS ONE
[A]
24 lines
- Knowing
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GRASS TWO
[A]
31 lines
- Simple
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GRASS THREE
[A]
74 lines
- Sunny’s neighbour
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GRASS FOUR
[A]
32 lines
- Follower
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GRASS FIVE
[A]
44 lines
- Negative
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GRASS SIX
[A]
41 lines
- Motherly
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GRASS SEVEN
[A]
33 lines
- Ideas
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GRASS EIGHT
[A]
54 lines
- Grumpy
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GRASS NINE
[A]
27 lines
- Clueless
- Subgenres
- Avant-garde Farce
- Settings
- Present day
- Dress
- Contemporary costumes Fantasy costumes Simple costumes
- Audience
- All audiences
- Features
- Gender neutral cast Character study Physical comedy Music Variable gender breakdown Student directors
- Set
- Simple set Exterior set
- Themes
- Individuality Obedience Peer pressure Self-image
- Cross-Curricular Uses
- Social studies
- Other uses
- Audition material Class work Competition Scene work
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They Eat Sunshine, Not Zebras
by Dara Murphy
About 25 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
11
11 Any Gender
Simple set
30 pages