To Kill a Mocking Birdie by Clint Snyder - Theatrefolk

To Kill a Mocking Birdie

Recommended for High Schools and Middle Schools

To Kill a Mocking Birdie

by Clint Snyder

Birdie would like you to meet her parents: a goldfish and a moldy piece of bread. It's a perfectly crazy dinner party. Consider this your invitation.

 About 30 minutes

Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks

 9
1 M | 4 W | 4 Any Gender

Simple set

 23 pages

Comedy Black Comedy

Birdie would like you to meet her parents: a goldfish and a moldy piece of bread. Don’t mind the yelling, she didn’t get a pony as a child. And she certainly didn't burn down an owl farm.

But she's willing to feed you. And there may be egg rolls and chocolate cake! That is, if Carol the ex-maid brings it and doesn't hold a grudge against Birdie for being fired. You may also meet What, When, Alexa (who's hiding in the bathroom) and Birdie’s sister Scoot, who thinks she’s a glazed Virginia Ham.

It's a perfectly crazy dinner party. Consider this your invitation.

9 Characters
1 M, 4 W, 4 Any Gender
Birdie [W] 112 lines
The hostess
Carol [W] 50 lines
A party guest, Birdie’s former maid
What [A] 57 lines
A party guest
When [A] 44 lines
A party guest
Jen [A] 36 lines
A party guest
Alexa [A] 25 lines
A party guest
Scoot [W] 12 lines
Birdie’s sister
Attic [M] 1 line
Birdie’s father
Momma [W] 5 lines
Birdie’s mother

Subgenres
Absurd

Settings
Present day

Dress
Contemporary costumes Elaborate costumes Fantasy costumes

Audience
All audiences Pre-teen Teen

Features
Variable Cast Size

Set
Simple set

Themes
Parenting/Family

Prop List

Plate with toast, Goldfish, Cake, Stack of napkins, Large purse, Bread, Clipboard with paper, Frying pan, Cup of water, Fork

Multimedia

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