Virtual Family
by Christian Kiley
A look at a soothing world where complete dependency on technology takes away all ills. But is everything really perfect?
Average Producer Rating:
About 30 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
5
5 Any Gender
Simple Set
28 pages
Reviews from Past Producers
In addition to traditional live stage performance rights, Virtual Family can also be performed under the following scenarios.
Virtual Performance
A Virtual Performance is a performance on an online web conferencing platform such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Skype, or Google Meets where performers are geographically isolated from one another and not together on a stage.
No audience is physically present with the performers. The audience is logged in to the same web conferencing platform as the performers.
Each time the play is performed for a virtual audience of any size (whether or not admission is charged) constitutes one performance.
Livestream Performance
Productions of Virtual Family may be Livestreamed.
All Livestream Performances must be conducted through our Authorized Streaming Partner, BookTix. Please contact BookTix at info@booktix.com for more information about Livestreaming.
A Livestream Performance is a traditional performance that is livestreamed to the Internet as the actors are performing. Instead of watching the show live in the theatre, the audience watches virtually from their home or other location.
All Livestream Performances must be conducted through our Authorized Streaming Partner, BookTix. Please contact BookTix at info@booktix.com for more information about Livestreaming.
A Livestream Performance may be pre-recorded. Recordings for pre-recorded Livestreams may be made if the recording is destroyed at the conclusion of the production. Should the producing organization want to retain the recording for archival purposes, they must purchase a separate Videorecording License from Theatrefolk.
Theatrefolk charges no additional fees for permission to Livestream. However, BookTix will charge nominal fees to the producing organization. Theatrefolk does not have any financial interest in BookTix and does not receive any commission or fees from BookTix.
Theatrefolk cannot be held responsible for any issues, technical, financial, legal, or otherwise, arising from the producing organization’s relationship with BookTix.
Each time the show is Livestreamed (whether performed live or pre-recorded) constitutes one performance.
One license, three ways to use it
Each royalty you purchase can be used as a Traditional Live Stage Performance, Virtual Performance, or Livestream Performance. How you choose to use your performance license is up to you! Performances need not all be of the same type so long as the total number of performances given does not exceed the total number of performances ordered.
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Who needs to go outside when you've got a screen to show you what outside should look like? Who needs to do chores when laundry can be folded at the push of a button? And who needs a real family, anyway? Isn't it better to talk through text messages and receive preprogrammed communications from your parents? Sure it is.
Live safe and sound in the Virtual Family, a soothing world where complete dependence on technology is the name of the game. When technology takes away all your ills, conflicts, and concerns, you become a happier human being. Right?
Virtual Family has three endings to choose from.
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Characters
5
5 Any Gender
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Child
[A]
98 lines
- The Oldest Child
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Child 2
[A]
82 lines
- The Second Oldest Child
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Child 3
[A]
39 lines
- The Youngest Child (born without a PAD)
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PAD
[A]
69 lines
- The Oldest Child’s PAD
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PAD 2
[A]
54 lines
- The Second Oldest Child’s PAD
- Settings
- Abstract setting Present day The future
- Dress
- Contemporary costumes
- Audience
- Pre-teen Teen
- Features
- Gender neutral cast Character study Multiple endings Variable gender breakdown
- Set
- Simple set
- Themes
- Childhood Memory Parenting/Family Individuality Obedience Technology Personal responsibility Self-image
- Cross-Curricular Uses
- Technology
- Other uses
- Competition Monologues Audition material Class work Scene work
Prop List
2 PAD devices (Top of show, used by Child and Child 2), 2 Hair brushes (Night time sequence), Crackers (Breakfast sequence), Dumbbell (Exercise sequence), 2 Sports bottles (Post-exercise sequence), Book (Field trip)
Production Photos
Multimedia
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Customer Comments
Thanks for providing a thought provoking play which encouraged the audience to consider just how dependent they are on their own digital connections and what their position in the Virtual Family might be in the end.
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Royalty fees apply to all performances whether or not admission is charged. Any performance in front of an audience (e.g. an invited dress rehearsal) is considered a performance for royalty purposes.
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About 30 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
5
5 Any Gender
Simple Set
28 pages