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Holding Space

10 Minute Play, Drama  /  2w

Abby Dougherty

This 10-minute play, written for a teen audience, is part of the collection ENOUGH! Volume 4.

Holding Space

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w
  • Duration
    Duration
    10 minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Teen (Age 14-18)

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Summary

When tragedy strikes, how do you respond? Thrown together after a school protest goes wrong, Katherine and Lucy must figure out what’s right as they confront their limits – and their potential – in making change.

Included in the collection ENOUGH! Volume 4.

For more information about ENOUGH! Plays to End Gun Violence, visit enoughplays.com.

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Performing Groups

KATHERINE – A bright girl, yet reserved, often awkward, and more uncertain than she lets on. Quick to dismiss problems rather than address them.
LUCY – Brash and angry at the world, and desperate to change it. Sharp, relentless, and highly compassionate. Confronts problems head-on.

  • Time Period Present Day
  • Setting

    A dark and dingy holding cell in the back of a police station. The present.

  • Duration 10 minutes

Authors

Abby Dougherty

Abby Dougherty

Abby Dougherty (she/her, Georgia) is a musician, performer and playwright from Canton, Georgia. Her work seeks to provide an unbiased perspective on modern issues, using humor and rhetoric to connect with audiences. She has devised pieces with the Alliance Theatre through the ...

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