Heads in the Cloud
By James Butler
Cast size
10 – 15
Gender breakdown
Female: 14
Also: There are three lads mentioned in the play (Gary, Craig and Tommy). In a larger mixed group there is scope to develop a scene or two involving their take on events.
Also: There are three lads mentioned in the play (Gary, Craig and Tommy). In a larger mixed group there is scope to develop a scene or two involving their take on events.
Setting
Simple setting to denote school and home.
Note
A drama that explores the subject of consent and also how social media can impact on
friendship.
friendship.
First performance
Stage 51 Theatre Group, Dublin 2016.
Synopsis
Something seems to be bothering Angie.
Why is she no longer interested in schoolwork or sport? And why she is not engaging with any kind of social network? She seems to be sick a lot but her classmates view this as attention seeking. Zoe is concerned about her but is careful not to displease the group.
Emily hardly notices what’s going on around her as she has her head in the cloud. And the other girls have more important things to worry about – like who is going to be invited to Ruth’s seventeenth birthday party – and will Gary be there.
And the pope is coming; and the principal is keen that they respond in some meaningful way to this good news.
Of course, Angie won’t appear at the party but Zoe turns up there and causes Emily’s cloud to burst open and rain down upon Ruth and all her partygoers – and we get some answers to those questions posed at the start.
This topical drama tackles challenging themes and could be supported by a wider programme of workshops and discussions.
Why is she no longer interested in schoolwork or sport? And why she is not engaging with any kind of social network? She seems to be sick a lot but her classmates view this as attention seeking. Zoe is concerned about her but is careful not to displease the group.
Emily hardly notices what’s going on around her as she has her head in the cloud. And the other girls have more important things to worry about – like who is going to be invited to Ruth’s seventeenth birthday party – and will Gary be there.
And the pope is coming; and the principal is keen that they respond in some meaningful way to this good news.
Of course, Angie won’t appear at the party but Zoe turns up there and causes Emily’s cloud to burst open and rain down upon Ruth and all her partygoers – and we get some answers to those questions posed at the start.
This topical drama tackles challenging themes and could be supported by a wider programme of workshops and discussions.