The Girl Who Was Asked to Turn Blue
By Ev Miller.
Product Code: G47000
One-act Play
Drama
Cast size: large, flexible.
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Synopsis
Tracey Logan, a girl of 16, finds herself unexpectedly in a world where everyone is blue. Not only are all the other teenagers dressed in blue and have blue skin, but they have numbers instead of names. Tracey begins to ask some pointed questions, and it becomes obvious that they evolved through a period of time that was similar to our society. Tracey is told that she, too, must turn blue in order to fit into this blue society. She must decide whether to maintain her individuality and become an outcast or to turn blue and become accepted by the others. A story of the choices concerning conformity and individuality that we all must make, this play is written with two endings. The director may choose either to present to the audience. Whichever is chosen, many questions will certainly arise about a society that expects complete conformity from its members.
Notes
Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
Details
- Status In stock
- Type of Show One-act Play
- Product Code G47000
- Minimum Cast Size 6
- Pages of Dialogue 23
- Min. Royalty Rate $55.00/perf
- Approx. Run Time 35 min
- Staging Bare stage with props.
Categories
- Target Audience Middle School
- Performing Group Middle School | High School | College Theatre
- Genre Drama
- ISBN(13) 9780871296740
Customer Reviews
My drama class of 30 is performing this for the middle school; because of such a large group with a wide variety of experience and talent, this was a perfect fit. Nice themes to discuss, too.
It went exceptionally well. Very good material for a middle school audience.
An excellent piece for adolescents, this play examines prejudice, peer pressure, fundamentalism, chauvinism, and ostracism. Science fiction is a great genre for issue-based plots.
This is an outstanding script with a strong message. My students felt that this play carried a great deal of meaning to people of all ages.
Hints, Tips, and Tricks
One bit of advice, if you are taking this into contest or perhaps even just in general, be advised that the double ending could be confusing to your audience if it is not mentioned in your playbill or announced prior to the show starting. Nothing to give away any plot, just to keep them from being confused when you get there!
Experiment with the make-up before the play. Allow at least an hour for applying make-up.
Perform both endings. There should be a speech between them to give time for the costume/make-up change.
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The Girl Who Was Asked to Turn Blue-Griffin Middle School, Frisco, TX
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