Isolation

Four high-school boys break into the gym at night and accidentally lock themselves in. Desperate to get out, their tempers begin to flare. To pass the time, each tells a story about his life and his hang-ups. As their true natures are revealed through these flashbacks, the conflict heightens and the night ends in tragedy. In this one-act nonmusical, Harold J. Haynes takes an intense look at inner-city kids. He is also the author of the enormously dramatic, highly versatile longer drama, I Just Wanna Tell Somebody, which can be produced as a musical or non-musical, and can be shortened easily by omitting episodes. Both plays have proven to be substantial contest material, reaching the state level in competition.