Word Play
By Stefanie Preissner
Age range
13 – 15, 16 +
Cast size
10 – 15
Approx. running time
30 – 60 mins
Gender breakdown
Male: 5/6
Female: 6/7
Female: 6/7
Setting
Anywhere.
Note
A play about relationships and communication for a medium sized group.
First performance
Lightbulb Youth Theatre, 2006.
Synopsis
Because íde never knew where she came from, she never knew who she was. Through a series of fast paced, tightly woven scenes, the story of Íde’s life pans out before the audience. Skipping through generations from her conception right up to the present day, WORD PLAY deals with issues of identity, fidelity, sexuality, sex and teen pregnancy.
Some of the scenes contain the exact same text but the meaning changes dramatically when performed in the context of different relationships between the different characters. The play is fast moving with a lot of rhythm, chorus, opportunity for music and movement work between the short naturalistic scenes.
Some of the scenes contain the exact same text but the meaning changes dramatically when performed in the context of different relationships between the different characters. The play is fast moving with a lot of rhythm, chorus, opportunity for music and movement work between the short naturalistic scenes.