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Short Play, Comedy / 11w, 5m, 7 any gender (youth)
A Cautionary Tale That Is In No Way an Overreaction To Teenagers’ Online HabitsBy Ian McWethy and Carrie McCrossen
When a school stages an intervention for three of their most social-media obsessed students, the ultra-righteous Amanda Boseman arrives armed with an array of cautionary tales. This Is Your Brain on Social Media takes on both social-media madness and the grown-up hysteria over kids these days.
Something must be done about the children! When a school stages an intervention for three of their most social-media obsessed students, the ultra-righteous Amanda Boseman arrives armed with an array of cautionary tales. Firefighters are too busy taking selfies to fight fires! Romances are dictated by who the internet ships! Anybody could be a bot! Convinced yet? Inspired by interviews with teens about their online lives, This Is Your Brain on Social Media takes on both social-media madness and the grown-up hysteria over kids these days.
Since its premiere in 2018, This is Your Brain on Social Media has been produced by hundreds of schools across the US.
AMANDA BOSEMAN – Aggressive, loud, very against social media, 40s, female. BARRY – A teen who likes social media, 16, male. DARLA – A teen who likes social media, 16, female. CODY – A teen who likes social media, 16, female. JAYNA – An Instagram “expert,” 17, female. MARISOL – Jayna’s BFF, loves Instagram, 16, female. PERRY – A new girl, is so-so on Instagram, 16, female. PRINCIPAL STEWART – A nice principal, 40s, female. MAGGIE – Obsessed with Asks, a little OCD, 16, female. FIRE CAPTAIN – Fights fires, good at his/her job, 40s, M/F.MILLER – Fights fires, bad at his/her job, 20s, M/F.OTHER FIREFIGHTERS – 2 to10 actors, all bad at their jobs, 20s, M/F.STEVENS – CEO of a rock company, 40s, M/F.JOHNSON – Employee, worried about bots, 30s, M/F.WINTHROP – A potential client, 40s, M/F.MAGILL – Employee, 30s, M/F.BRIAN – Loves Amber, 17, male. ALEX – Brian’s BFF, 17, male. MELVIN – A “shipping” guru, 18, male. JEN – Likes everything! 17, female. KELLY – Jen’s friend, 17, female. LAUREN – A therapist, 30s, female. KEITH – Severely addicted to his phone, 16, male. Bonus Scenes JORDAN ISAIAH SAM TINA
Authors' note: Feel free to change the gender of any character for any reason. (Like if it makes your casting easier. Also spite is a great reason. We don’t care. Change the genders if you like.) Feel free to change a lot of other things: you can change pop culture references, split up a character’s lines (to give more actors parts), swap the scene order, etc.
Authors' Note: Feel free to change the gender of any character for any reason. (Like if it makes your casting easier. Also spite is a great reason. We don’t care. Change the genders if you like.) Feel free to change a lot of other things: you can change pop culture references, split up a character’s lines (to give more actors parts), swap the scene order, etc.
A high school. Present day.
Ian McWethy has written over 60 plays that regularly receive over 1,000 productions every year. They’ve been produced in all 50 states and in over 50 countries abroad. He’s also co-written two novels with Carrie McCrossen, Margot Mertz Takes It Down and Margot Mertz For The W ...