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Home > Browse > Livestream Titles > Why Do We Laugh?

Why Do We Laugh?

By Stephen Gregg.

Product Code: W58000

One-act Play

Comedy | Drama

Cast size: 4m., 4w.

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Synopsis

At age 6, Meredith Wilfred loves to tell people that she hates her neighbor, Andrew Powers. At age 16, she tells Andrew the same thing but goes to the dance with him anyway. At 45, Meredith and Andy have a great deal to tell each other: most married couples do. And, even at 66, Meredith is still learning about, and from, Andrew. This is a fine contest play because it is both easy to stage and a challenge. All eight characters—two people at four different times in their lives—are onstage at the same time. The result is a play about love (and hate) and the way people change each other.

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Status In stock
Type of Show One-act Play
Product Code W58000
Minimum Cast Size 8
Pages of Dialogue 24
Min. Royalty Rate $55.00/perf
Approx. Run Time 30 min
Staging Bare stage.

Customer Reviews

This is a wonderful play! The kids can easily become the characters. We have performed it at both junior high and high school levels, advancing through regional competition.

Tacy L Ellis, Woodson ISD, Woodson, Texas

Great competition piece for students ready to challenge themselves with character development.

Corrine Reed, Prairie Heights High School, Lagrange, Ind.

Perfect for social distancing and small cast! Great challenge for young actors to portray 2 characters with consistent mannerisms, speech patterns and movement. Loved by our audience and students alike!

Darlene Shaw, Lafayette Christian School, LaGrange, Ga.

A sweet one-act about relationships and growth.

Heather Cribbs, New Smyrna Beach High School, New Smyrna Beach, Fla.

Why Do We Laugh is a great play for developing character, as the same characters move through four different stages of their lives together. It is both moving and funny.

Lorie Harkins, One Act Play, Paradise, Texas

Hints, Tips, and Tricks

Small quirks that all 4 Merediths/Andrews have help the audience realize that they're the same people. Each couple have their own relationship and think differently of each other. LOTS of lighting cues if isolating each "time period".

Heather Cribbs, New Smyrna Beach High School, New Smyrna Beach, Fla.