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Making Nice

Short Play, Comedy  /  8w, 4m plus ensemble

Making Nice presents a disgruntled, dictatorial director, a harried cast and an ill-fated production of Cymbeline that quickly descends into farce and folly.

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    8w, 4m plus ensemble
  • Duration
    Duration
    40 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Farce, Adaptation (Shakespeare)
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Pre-Teen (Age 11-13), Teen (Age 14-18)

Details

Summary

Making Nice presents a disgruntled, dictatorial director, a harried cast and an ill-fated production of Cymbeline that quickly descends into farce and folly. Soon the problems begin to avalanche: the show’s horse looks like a mutated camel; the lead gets a rampant case of the giggles; the understudy doesn’t know her lines; disaster follows disaster, and Barbara (the director) isn’t even allowed to yell.

History

Making Nice was first presented at Hartford High School in Hartford, VT, on 19 February 1998.

Performing Groups

BARBARA CRAMER
ELLEN
JASON
MARLY
STEWARY
HETTY
CLAIRE
TIMPANI PLAYER
HORSE HEAD
HORSE BUTT
MARY
SARAH
JANET
CHRIS
NORM
ROBERT
PETER
SALLY
SHIRLEY
MARTHA
DONALD
MARIA
BRIDGET

All characters, apart from Jason and Claire, are gender-flexible.

All characters, apart from Jason and Claire, are gender-flexible.

  • Time Period Present Day
  • Setting

    The play within a play has a single set, an exterior woods scene.

  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes, Period Costumes
  • Additional Features No Intermission
  • Duration 40 minutes
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: £30 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

Scripts

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Authors

Alan D. Haehnel

Alan Haehnel teaches high school English and Theater at Hanover High School in Hanover, New Hampshire. He has been involved in theater since college as an actor, director, and writer. His credits include numerous published plays and monologues that have been performed worldwi ...
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