CAST: Flexible cast of 17 (5M, 5F, plus 7 roles that can be any), optional extras
SET: Simple interior sets
TIME: About 90 minutes
Script:
$8.75 each
ROYALTY:
$65 First Performance
$65 Each Additional Performance
SET: Simple interior sets
TIME: About 90 minutes
Script:
$8.75 each
ROYALTY:
$65 First Performance
$65 Each Additional Performance
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This powerful, haunting drama portrays the devastation of child abuse and the often complex story behind it. Lenny Barnes has been hospitalized and his parents are on trial for child abuse. Simple flashbacks show the events leading up to the fateful night as Lenny struggles to be accepted at school, at home... in life. His parents flounder, caught in the web of poverty and frustration in their marriage filled with both love and hate. The play balances well the drama of the courtroom scenes with the action and violence of the flashbacks. The lawyers grind mercilessly forward, determined to define their own truths. Tempers flare, frustrations mount and fights erupt. When Lenny arrives from the hospital, the court room explodes! Who is guilty? A surprise ending reveals a larger view of Lenny’s tragic life. This is an excellent tool to initiate discussion about a topic too often left unmentioned and sadly, far more common than most people realize.
Winner of the Shubert Fendrich Memorial Playwriting Contest
Winner of the Shubert Fendrich Memorial Playwriting Contest
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DANVERS, MA
DANVERS, MA
IBVA HOLLAND BV
ALKMAAR NETHERLANDS
ALKMAAR NETHERLANDS
ANNA WOODS
MORGAN HILL, CA
MORGAN HILL, CA
SALWA EL HARCHALI
CUIDAD DE MEXICO MEXICO
CUIDAD DE MEXICO MEXICO
SUTTER UNION HIGH SCHOOL
SUTTER, CA
SUTTER, CA
MURRAY BRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
MURRAY BRIDGE, SA AUSTRALIA
MURRAY BRIDGE, SA AUSTRALIA
BREANNA SOROTSKY
FORT SASKATCHEWAN, AB CANADA
FORT SASKATCHEWAN, AB CANADA
GALLATIN HIGH SCHOOL
GALLATIN, TN
GALLATIN, TN
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