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10 Minute Play, Drama / 1m, 5 any gender (adult)
Matias Finley
This 10-minute play, written for a teen audience, is part of the collection ENOUGH! Volume 4.
After a shooting, whose story takes center stage? The victims? The shooter? Or everybody watching? A young student is forced to face the chilling reality that when truth becomes subject to competing agendas, healing becomes an afterthought.
Included in the collection ENOUGH! Volume 4.
For more information about ENOUGH! Plays to End Gun Violence, visit enoughplays.com.
THE STUDENT – An average high school student who is a representation of the school that experienced the shooting. They are not vindictive; they are not on a mission; they just need help.REPORTER – A field reporter for ABC-QRS-VT 41 Channel News. Has no regard for privacy.CAMERAMAN – A cameraman for ABC-QRS-VT 41 Channel News. A mindless minion.ANCHOR – A news anchor for ABC-QRS-VT 41 Channel News. His job is to be attractive, sympathetic, and get viewers to stay through the ad break.LEFTIST COMMENTER – A left-wing social media user who firmly believes that their posts will change the world for the better. Thinks they are morally superior and wants everyone to know it; also thinks that getting Democrats into office is the solution to any problem.RIGHTIST COMMENTER – A right-wing social media user who firmly believes that their posts will change the world for the better. Thinks they are morally superior and wants everyone to know it; freedom and anti-wokeness are their most cherished virtues.CONGREGANT – A well-meaning but oblivious attendee of a local evangelical Christian church. Is very sincere, but doesn’t have a firm grasp on theology, so is just a few YouTube videos away from having a complete crisis of faith. Enjoys being the center of attention.PASTOR – The senior pastor of a local evangelical Christian church. Is a respected leader, but has not thought through many aspects of theology, so spits platitudes when faced with difficult questions.ATHEIST COMMENTER – The kid who grew up Christian but broke free of the shackles of their oppressive upbringing with the help of the New Atheist movement. They want everyone to know about their enlightenment and seeks to convert as many as possible to atheism. Is a deeply unfulfilled person.THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES – (Male) Must not represent any particular real-world president or political party. He’s just your average white, old, rich rapist.FRIEND – The one who actually cares.
Note: Apart from THE STUDENT, the remaining characters can be split up between any number of actors. Ideally, five actors split the roles as such:
ACTOR 1 – REPORTERACTOR 2 – CAMERAMAN, RIGHTIST COMMENTERACTOR 3 – ANCHOR, PASTOR, ATHEIST COMMENTER, THE PRESIDENTACTOR 4 – CONGREGANTACTOR 5 – LEFTIST COMMENTER
THE FRIEND may be played by any of the five.
Immediately after a shooting at a small private Christian school in the U.S.
Matias Finley (he/him, Wisconsin) is an aspiring writer, actor and musician who is passionate about the craft of storytelling. The son of a Chilean immigrant and a native Wisconsinite, he was raised in Madison, Wisconsin, where he currently lives. Storytelling has always been ...