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Virtual Family

Virtual Family

by Christian Kiley

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.

Drama Issue-Based

Average Producer Rating:

Recommended for High Schools

Running Time
About 30 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
5 Characters
5 Any Gender
Set
Simple Set
Length
28 pages
Free Excerpt

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5 Characters
5 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.

Child [A] 98 lines
The Oldest Child
Child 2 [A] 82 lines
The Second Oldest Child
Child 3 [A] 39 lines
The Youngest Child (born without a PAD)
PAD [A] 69 lines
The Oldest Child’s PAD
PAD 2 [A] 54 lines
The Second Oldest Child’s PAD

Praise for Virtual Family

Brittany Copeland
Fr. Tolton Catholic High School
We had a good time with this play and combined it with another futuristic one-act for a night of "spooky" dystopian plays. Set, props, and costumes are very simple, and the message is clear.
Jo Matheson
Newlands College
The students loved performing this piece. They designed slides to complement the topics, created a clever soundtrack, and used a simple set that perfectly captured the futuristic feel. It all came together beautifully, and they had a fantastic time presenting it at the One Act Play Festival.
Kelly McCabe
Barrington Enrichment Summer Theatre
The 3 possible endings was exciting, and allowed for interesting discussion when deciding what we wanted the final tone to ultimately be.

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