Car Show
Devised by Roscommon County Youth Theatre
Age range
13 – 15, 16 +
Cast size
Under 10
Approx. running time
30 – 60 mins
Gender breakdown
Male: 4
Female: 5
Female: 5
Setting
Four cars in a town centre.
Note
A site-specific drama about relationships for a medium sized group.
First performance
First devised and performed by Roscommon Co. Youth Theatre with Catherine Simon and Megan Riordan in 2008 by permission of Corn Exchange, Dublin.
Synopsis
Car Show is a site-specific piece originated by Corn Exchange, Dublin. Three audience members sit in the back of each of four cars and watch a ten-minute scene unfold in the front seats. There are four ten-minute pieces and when the audience has seen one, they move on to the next car. Roscommon County Youth Theatre looked at Corn Exchange’s concept and then devised new scripts, for performance by young people. The four scripts cover themes of unrequited love, peer pressure, friendship and growing up.