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I Dream Before I Take the Stand

Short Play, Drama  /  1w, 1m

Arlene Hutton

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I Dream Before I Take the Stand

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 1m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Farce, Fantasy, Adventure, Adaptation (Literature), Adaptation (Shakespeare), Adaptation (Stage & Screen), Theatre for Young Audiences, Mystery/Thriller, Christmas/Holiday, Biography, Fable/Folktale, Period, Experimental, Chancel Drama/Pageant, Science Fiction, Parody/Spoof, Docudrama/History, Commedia dell'Arte, Not Applicable, Faith-Based, Romantic Comedy
  • Suggested Use
    • Cutting Approved for Competition
    • Irene Ryan
    • Monologues
    • Scene Work
    • UIL Approved
    • Competition or Audition Material
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for All Audiences, Adult, Senior, Young Children (Age 2-5), Children (Age 6-10), Pre-Teen (Age 11-13), Teen (Age 14-18)

Details

Summary

A defense lawyer cross-examines a woman during her testimony in a sexual assault case – and in doing so, horribly distorts her perfectly innocent walk in the park.

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Performing Groups
  • Time Period Contemporary, Present Day, New Millennium/21st Century, The Future, 1990s, 1980s, 1970s, 1960s, 1950s, 1940s/WWII, 1930s, 1920s, 1910s/WWI, 1900-1910, Wild West, American Civil War Era, Victorian (British and American), 16th Century/Elizabethan, Greek/Roman/Biblical, Not Applicable, 18th Century, 19th Century, 17th Century, Medieval (6th-14th Century), 5th Century/Arthurian, Ancient, 15th Century
  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes, Elaborate/High-Volume Costumes, Fantasy Costumes, Period Costumes
  • Additional Features Audience Participation/Interactive, Animal Spot, Local Celebrity Cameo, Mime, No Intermission, Physical Comedy, Play with Music, Puppetry, Stage Combat, Special Effects, Not Applicable, Multimedia, Drag Performance
  • Cautions
    • Alcohol
    • Animals
    • Drugs
    • Flying
    • Gun Shots
    • Intense Adult Themes
    • Strong Language
    • Mild Adult Themes
    • Nudity/Partial Nudity
    • Open Flame
    • Smoking
    • No Special Cautions
    • Suicide
    • Violence

Music

  • Musical Style Classic Broadway, Pop/Rock, Jazz, Country/Western, Folk, Operetta, N/A (Not a musical), Contemporary Broadway, Hip-Hop/Rap
  • Dance Requirements Easy
  • Orchestra Size Small/Combo, Medium, Large, Piano Only, X-Large

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Arlene Hutton

Arlene Hutton

Arlene Hutton is the author of Blood of the Lamb, which received nominations for the 2025 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play and the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. The play premiered at the Assembly Rooms at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and won the Critics Circle Award at t ...

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