It's tiring to see the same predictable plays performed again and again at competitions. When a new play breaks onto the competition scene, a breath of fresh air rejuvenates the actors, crew, judges, attendees and, especially, the teachers who direct.
The following one-act plays are highly engaging and all-around unforgettable pieces for student actors.
Caitlin is an 11-year-old girl on the autism spectrum. After a mass shooting takes her brother away, she is alone with her grieving father and a cacophony of children at school. She struggles to understand empathy, what facial expressions mean and why a drawing might have more than one color. We see the world from Caitlin’s point of view. We struggle as she does but also take comfort in the times when she finds a friend, draws a multicolored mockingbird and can finally cry for her brother. Learn More
High School | College | Community | Professional | TYA
2m., 2w.
Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
45 min.
Edward Tulane is an expensive toy rabbit made of china. He is vain, self-centered and has no interest in anyone other than himself. On an ocean voyage, Edward is accidentally thrown overboard and sinks to the bottom of the sea. So begins his journey—a journey over which he has no control, for he can neither move nor speak. As years pass, Edward meets many different people in many different situations, learning what it is to love, what it is to lose that love, and how to find the courage to love again. Learn More
