There is Only Now
Devised by Kilkenny Youth Theatre, scripted by Anna Galligan.
Age range
13 – 15, 16 +
Cast size
15 +
Approx. running time
90 mins +
Gender breakdown
Male: 5
Female: 7
Also: 3 male/female, and a chorus supporting performers of any number.
Female: 7
Also: 3 male/female, and a chorus supporting performers of any number.
Setting
School, bar, and hospital.
Note
A comic drama about friendships for a large ensemble.
First performance
Kilkenny Youth Theatre, 2018.
Synopsis
Meet a group of teenagers who are in the last year of school, some of them have been friends forever. There’s the banter, the jibes, the care, people who have known you all your life will accept things of you that they wouldn’t accept off a stranger - these are your friends, your mates, sure they know you better than your ma!
And then a new boy moves to town. Unbeknownst to himself, he causes a series events that change the lives of everyone around him.
This devised piece was based on two ideas: what could what seems like meaningless banter actually mean? And if a stranger came to town…
There is plenty of scope for cast members to build their characters back stories, to devise supporting movement pieces, to have fun…and a have a little heartache.
For the youth theatre that likes to explore script and character. There is flexibility to casting and numbers.
And then a new boy moves to town. Unbeknownst to himself, he causes a series events that change the lives of everyone around him.
This devised piece was based on two ideas: what could what seems like meaningless banter actually mean? And if a stranger came to town…
There is plenty of scope for cast members to build their characters back stories, to devise supporting movement pieces, to have fun…and a have a little heartache.
For the youth theatre that likes to explore script and character. There is flexibility to casting and numbers.