AWAKEN (DRAMA)
STORY: 1984. A car full of drunk teenagers cause an accident – who will survive?
DURATION: 30 mins [contains course language, drug & sexual references]
CAST:
FABIAN: Alpha male. A bit reckless.
ELSA: Fabian’s girlfriend. Submissive.
JAMILLA: Elsa’s best friend. Outspoken and harsh.
KAYLAN: People pleaser. Not assertive. Has a crush on Jamilla.
WILL: Quiet witty guy. Religious.
NILES: Kaylan’s cousin. The youngest of them all and naïve to life. Looks up to Fabian.
TROY: A stranger to the others. Angry and regretful.
TABATHA: (unseen – played by dummy) Troy’s unconscious girlfriend.
CONTENTS LIST
FOUR FEET UNDER (COMEDY)
SYNOPSIS: A brother and sister are desperate to keep the family pet funeral business alive, and themselves.
DURATION: 10-12 mins
CHARACTERS (has been staged with adults and teens)
ANNABEL FLYNN: Female 16+. Feisty, strong.
MAX FLYNN: Male 16+. Woosy. Hypochondriac.
DOROTHY VAUGHN: Female 60+. Frail and pleasant.
SHAYMUS FINNEGAN: Male 35+. A smiling Irish hitman.
KAREN VAUGHN: Female 35-40. Caring daughter.
SETTING: Pet Funeral Parlour (Foyer). One stage exit to front door. Other stage exit to back room.
CYBER WARS (COMEDY)
Mistaken identity in a digital world.
STORY: A bunch of teenagers online interact with fake profiles, trying to make sense of themselves and life until things turn sour.
DURATION: 45 mins
CAST
ROSE – Doesn’t trust relationships. In and out of one with Sam
SAM – Confused and vulnerable about relationships. Thinks he likes Rose
KYLIE – Loner. Study nerd but has a chip on her shoulder.
DARREN - Gamer. He doesn’t like people. Impatient with others.
LUCY – Gamer. Has a crush on Darren. Is Rose’s best friend.
JAMILLA – Popular girl with attitude. But is a deep thinker.
NATALIA – Jamilla’s BFF. A little feisty and happy judging others.
STAGING: students on laptops facing audience. When student not lit up, they either freeze or move in slow motion.
Desk order (stage left to right). Darren&Sam – Jamilla&Natalia – Kylie – Rose&Lucy
NOTIFICATIONS ANONYMOUS (COMEDY)
SYNOPSIS: Three people in a support group come to terms with their addiction – but is the counsellor helping?
DURATION: 12-15 minutes
CAST
GLEN (Male or Female) (group counsellor)
RANEE
KINTA
DYLAN
SETTING - Support group meeting.
NB: Actors and crew to have messages, tweets, snapchats, etc ready for backstage crew to send to the people they know in the audience during the interactive element of the show. As technology changes feel free to change references/platform names.