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Late Bus

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  5w, 2m, 5 any gender (youth)

B.D. Samuels

At Saw Mill Public High School, the late bus picks students up at 6:30 PM – it just never comes on time. Over the course of a school week, we meet Saw Mill High’s collection of mavericks and misfits with no other way to get home.

Late Bus

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    5w, 2m, 5 any gender (youth)
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Teen (Age 14-18)
Late Bus

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Summary

At Saw Mill Public High School, the late bus picks students up at 6:30 PM – it just never comes on time. Over the course of a school week, we meet Saw Mill High’s collection of mavericks and misfits with no other way to get home: the chaotic valedictorian, the big-brained transfer, the detention heads, the band geeks, the athlete, the anxious ones, and the one quietly observing it all. With some magical music, vicious rumors, breakups, and more than one breakdown, Late Bus is a close look at what it means to be in high school in our messy world. Together, this group of teens in a hurry to grow up might just learn a little bit more about what it means to be here, now.

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Performing Groups

NATALIE – A junior
LEA – A senior
JAMES – A sophomore
BELLA – A sophomore
JOE – A sophomore
REBECCA – A senior
ROY – A senior
KELLY – A first-year
LALA – A junior
TAYLOR – A junior
KARA – A sophomore
TWO PRINCIPALITIES – Played by the actors playing James and Kelly
PA SYSTEM – Voiced by a jaded faculty member

Bella, Joe, Lala, and Taylor may be played by actors of any gender. If any of them are played against the written gender, pronouns should be altered to reflect the actor’s preferred pronouns. Bella may become “Benny,” and Joe may become “Jo.”

Bella, Joe, Lala, and Taylor may be played by actors of any gender. If any of them are played against the written gender, pronouns should be altered to reflect the actor’s preferred pronouns. Bella may become “Benny,” and Joe may become “Jo.”

  • Time Period Present Day
  • Setting

    The late bus waiting area. 6:30 PM.

  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Duration 90 minutes

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  • Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

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B.D. Samuels

B.D. Samuels

B.D. Samuels is a theatre educator and playwright born in Los Angeles and based in Brooklyn. His debut play, Late Bus, has been produced all over the country from California to Florida to South Dakota to New Mexico. His short plays Thee Lonely Lighthouse and The Town That Tim ...

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