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Home > Browse > Livestream Titles > Happy Daze

Happy Daze

By William Gleason.

Product Code: H36000

Full-length Play

Comedy

Cast size: 16m., 17w. (less with doubling.)

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Synopsis

Julien Thaddeus Springer—J.T. for short—tries to make it as an athlete and, even more importantly, he tries to make it as a person who might interest some girl—any girl! J.T.'s problems begin to upset his home life and his parents exile him to his room. There's nothing in that room for him except a television set, and he begins watching "nostalgia" programs, set in what seems to him a much happier time. He becomes convinced that he's a 1950s personality trapped in the body of a modern teenager. To escape the unhappiness of his real world, he creates a make-believe world—a town called Oakdale, in the 1950s—and in Oakdale he's not a weirdo! In fact, he's someone special. In a climactic scene, J.T. fights through his problem and comes back prepared to cope with the real world of today.

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Status In stock
Type of Show Full-length Play
Product Code H36000
Minimum Cast Size 33
Pages of Dialogue 85
Min. Royalty Rate $90.00/perf
Approx. Run Time 60 min
Staging Bare stage w/props.

Customer Reviews

We've done this many timesÑit is always loved by cast and audience, and especially by the directors! Rehearsals are almost as much fun as the actual performances.

William Bauerfeind, Old Orchard Junior High School, Skokie, Ill.

Happy Daze is a great play to do as a high school production. The audience and the crew both appreciated the message the play delivered.

(Mr. or Ms.) Lair, New London Community School, New London, Iowa

This story takes the audience on a tour of an awkward high schooler's life. While J. T. creates an imaginary 50's world, his character's friends bring him back to reality where he can't escape who he really is. Great for middle school.

Christina Presley/Judy Smith, Selvidge Middle School, Ballwin, Mo.

Happy Daze is a hidden secret from Dramatic Publishing. Audiences really appreciate the message of accepting each person for who they are and not what we want them to be. Awesome statement! Easily staged, simple set.

William Dawson, West High School, Waterloo, Iowa

Funny and poignant all at the same time. Our audiences loved it.

Patricia Hughes, Central Gwinnett High School, Lawrenceville, Ga.

Hints, Tips, and Tricks

We really worked hard at incorporating 1950's dance into the play.

William Dawson, West High School, Waterloo, Iowa

Use a live band for dance sequences and scene transitions. J.T. and Dad should be in the diner/malt shop for the last scene involving J.T.'s dreamworld (right after the dance sequence). Utilize extras for malt shop scenes. Have Slick carry a hub cap in.

Heidi Isaac, Colorado Springs Christian High School, Colorado Springs, Colo.

We were able to use 40 students in the cast! We used extras in the classroom, movie theater, maltshop, Little League game, and for a big dance number in the school gym. It's great to have a straight play that can include that many kids.

Rachel Haider, Northfield Middle School, Northfield, Minn.