They Eat Sunshine, Not Zebras
by Dara Murphy Canadian Author
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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11 Characters
- 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 Any gender 117 linesA dandelion
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BROWN Any gender 40 linesThe oldest
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GRASS ONE Any gender 24 linesKnowing
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GRASS TWO Any gender 31 linesPlayful
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GRASS THREE Any gender 74 linesSunny’s neighbour
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GRASS FOUR Any gender 32 linesFollower
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GRASS FIVE Any gender 44 linesNegative
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GRASS SIX Any gender 41 linesMotherly
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GRASS SEVEN Any gender 33 linesIdeas
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GRASS EIGHT Any gender 54 linesGrumpy
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GRASS NINE Any gender 27 linesClueless
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