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We Are Masks

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author

We all wear a mask. Some hide for good reasons. Some for self preservation. Even when you’re ready to take off your mask, it’s a hard thing to do. What will happen when the world sees who you really are?

Four teenagers wear a variety of masks: Imposter Foster. Persona Paloma. Nolan No-Try. Macy Maintains. Each has to make a choice – show the world their true self, or stay behind their mask. Who will reveal themselves? Who will stay in the shadows?

Average Producer Rating: 5.0 out of 5

Recommended for High Schools

At a Glance

Running Time
About 35 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
17 Characters
4 M 8 F 5 Any Gender
Set
Simple set
Length
35 pages
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17 Characters

  • 4 Males
  • 8 Females
  • 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.

  • Foster Female 60 lines
    A super smart girl who loves musicals but has stopped doing them so that she can meet her parents’ expectations. She suffers from imposter syndrome.
  • Paloma Female 43 lines
    A girl who has recently found a love of music. She struggles with her old sour persona of dressing in black, having black hair, black makeup and complaining a lot.
  • Nolan Male 54 lines
    A guy who secretly has a passion for design but has always been a slacker. It’s better not to try.
  • Macy Female 37 lines
    A girl who’s hiding her home life while presenting a pretty, perfect life to anyone and everyone.
  • Quinn Any gender 44 lines
    Drama student
  • Jess Any gender 44 lines
    Drama student
  • Gray Any gender 42 lines
    Drama student
  • Ryder Any gender 21 lines
    Dance committee
  • Alan Any gender 15 lines
    Dance committee
  • Mal Any gender 8 lines
    Dance committee
  • Raven Female 19 lines
    One of The Drains
  • Xandra Female 18 lines
    One of The Drains
  • Zuzu Female 23 lines
    Macy's friend
  • Link Male 19 lines
    Noland's friend
  • Ms. Berg Female 34 lines
    The drama teacher who is always positive. Or is she?
  • Macy's Mom Female 34 lines
    She's mean and drinks to deal with her son's death.
  • Foster’s Mom Female 12 lines
    A doctor. Overly-enthusiastic.
  • Foster’s Dad Male 3 lines
    A doctor. Overly-enthusiastic.

Mask Ensemble: Five people who can also double up the smaller roles above.

  • Mask one: Any gender 13 lines
    That I know what I’m doing
  • Mask two Any gender 9 lines
    My mask gives me a voice
  • Mask three Any gender 15 lines
    That I’m unhappy
  • Mask four Any gender 15 lines
    That I’m happy
  • Mask five Any gender 14 lines
    That I’m strong
  • Rogue Mask Any gender
    The destroyer. Only shows up once. Consider doubling this mask from the cast (someone we’ve already met).

Praise for We Are Masks

5 out of 5 stars
Angela Stoltzfus
Goshen Junior High School
This play is extremely powerful for teens today. My students loved performing it. The audience feedback was extremely positive from 10 year olds all the way through grandparent aged. Comments: 1) that was so insightful 2) that really made me think. 3) what a powerful message
5 out of 5 stars
Bobby Zupkofska
The MMAS Academy
The moment I first read We Are Masks, I fell in love with the script. It does what good theatre is suppose to do: make you think. My students really enjoyed their time with the play and it made them think of the masks we all wear in our day to day life. Altogether a really enjoyable show and one I will definitely come back to down the line.

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