CLASS ACTION by Brad Slaight

“All [16] of the short scenes...deal with situations that happen outside the classroom; perhaps the most important experiences that young people deal with while attending high school.”

SCENE 1 - A hallway on the way to class. Discussing their love life one word at a time.
LISA
BETH

SCENE 2 - Detention, two desks back to back. Leon gets detention just to tell Karen how he feels.
KAREN
LEON

SCENE 3 - A stairwell, a yellow notepad and pencil. They’re trying to write  a story acted out by imaginary players
ANDREA
NINA
“MALE” 1
“MALE” 2

SCENE 4 - A “jock” attempted to write poetry and is upstaged by a friend.
JACK
JONI

SCENE 5 - Makeout Point, in a car. Two people try to keep up appearances with no feelings for one another.
TINA
ROBBY

SCENE 6 - Library, Friends discuss the peculiarities of high school dating scene.
LAURA
MELANIE
JANINE
MIKE
OTHER STUDENTS

SCENE 7 - Bathroom, two friends have a heart to heart in the men’s room.
ARNOLD
BILL


SCENE 8 - Lockers, two girls visit the locker of their dead friend. Various things
CARMEN
JOANNE

SCENE 9 - Lockers, a couple and their friend navigate a break up.
TABITHA
WANDA
SCOTT

SCENE 10 - Outside the principal’s office, two friends meet each other unexpectedly
ANNIE
DENISE

SCENE 11 - Commons, a hacker on his laptop gets some resistance. A laptop
LINDA
GERALD

SCENE 12 - Outside, a confrontation over cheating. A football
ALLISON
GRANT
NOEL

SCENE 13 - Cafeteria, two friends discuss the difficulty of high school with diabetes
JENNIFER
PAMELA

SCENE 14 - Hallway, two adversaries await the results of the class presidential election
ALLEN
MARISSA

SCENE 15 - Two young lovers meet in a hallway. A kiss
ADAM
VERA

SCENE 16 - Graduation. two friends acknowledge the end of their high school career.
BRENT
DIERDRE


*Genders can be fluid in many cases  (use your discretion).
**Each cast member will need a book and a black graduation cap (very easy to make. Instructions on YouTube).
***The set will consist of 6 rehearsal blocks configured in different ways. Chairs


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