Scattered
James Butler
Age range
11 – 13, 13 – 15
Cast size
15 +
Approx. running time
30 – 60 mins
Gender breakdown
Male: 3
Female: 16
Also: Some of these female roles can be given to males depending on make-up of the group.
Female: 16
Also: Some of these female roles can be given to males depending on make-up of the group.
Setting
Dublin, or any other town in Ireland.
Note
A play for a large group exploring the transition from primary to secondary school.
First performance
Stage 51 Theatre Group, Knocklyon, Dublin 2017.
Synopsis
Eight years in the same pot but now it’s the end of June and the class are ready to break up and scatter. They have to leave all their childish games behind and grow upwards. There will be no more telling teacher or skipping ropes or chasing on the yard. Two months of fitful sunshine and suddenly it’s September and they are on fresh soil. Now they have to put down new roots and learn to cope with a whole new type of weather that presents new problems - but also possibilities.