CAST: 3M, 5F, extras
SET: Interior school sets
TIME: About 30 minutes
Script:
$7.25 each Director’s book: $22.50 each
ROYALTY:
$40 First Performance
$40 Each Additional Performance
SET: Interior school sets
TIME: About 30 minutes
Script:
$7.25 each Director’s book: $22.50 each
ROYALTY:
$40 First Performance
$40 Each Additional Performance
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Imagine a world where every teen comes of age by receiving an empty box.
In this unique drama about coping with pressures and expectations from others, Jack is curious when he receives his box as a birthday present. His confusion about the cubed oddity quickly turns to concern when his family, friends, and teachers begin filling his box with their expectations for him. The heavier Jack’s box gets, the more burdened he feels by it — and the more Jack considers following his friend Chris’s lead and throwing his box away. Before Jack casts away his own ambitions to relieve him from the stress of needing to please others, a strong supporting cast of friends helps Jack sort through what matters most and what’s worth holding onto.
Ultimately, Jack comes to understand that his box is filled, not with other people’s expectations for him, but with their hopes, so that he can create his own goals and dreams.
Award-winning playwright Kendra Thomas shows that straight answers are surprisingly hard to come by in this intimate one-act that tackles expectations, empathy, and embracing individuality.
Listen to this short audio trailer
In this unique drama about coping with pressures and expectations from others, Jack is curious when he receives his box as a birthday present. His confusion about the cubed oddity quickly turns to concern when his family, friends, and teachers begin filling his box with their expectations for him. The heavier Jack’s box gets, the more burdened he feels by it — and the more Jack considers following his friend Chris’s lead and throwing his box away. Before Jack casts away his own ambitions to relieve him from the stress of needing to please others, a strong supporting cast of friends helps Jack sort through what matters most and what’s worth holding onto.
Ultimately, Jack comes to understand that his box is filled, not with other people’s expectations for him, but with their hopes, so that he can create his own goals and dreams.
Award-winning playwright Kendra Thomas shows that straight answers are surprisingly hard to come by in this intimate one-act that tackles expectations, empathy, and embracing individuality.
Listen to this short audio trailer
Additional products available:
Director’s book: $22.50 each
Director’s book: $22.50 each
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SACRED HEART CATHOLIC SCHOOL
MORRILTON, AR
MORRILTON, AR
SARAH STAGGERS
STARKVILLE, MS
STARKVILLE, MS
TURNER MIDDLE SCHOOL
BELOIT, WI
BELOIT, WI
HAMILTON DIST CHRISTIAN HS
ANCASTER, ON CANADA
ANCASTER, ON CANADA
KATY ISD
KATY, TX
KATY, TX
CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL
CHARLOTTE, MI
CHARLOTTE, MI
SANDRA BEYERS
ROSCOE, SD
ROSCOE, SD
LEHIGH VALLEY ACADEMY RCS
BETHLEHEM, PA
BETHLEHEM, PA
EXMOUTH DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL
EXMOUTH, WA AUSTRALIA
EXMOUTH, WA AUSTRALIA
MILDRED ISD
CORSICANA, TX
CORSICANA, TX
LAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL
SUFFOLK, VA
SUFFOLK, VA
APPLING COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
BAXLEY, GA
BAXLEY, GA
STARKVILLE OKTIBBEHA CONS SD
STARKVILLE, MS
STARKVILLE, MS
BASSETT HIGH SCHOOL
BASSETT, VA
BASSETT, VA
KRISTI SHEARER
MILLERSBURG, OH
MILLERSBURG, OH
FOREST HILLS HIGH SCHOOL
MARSHVILLE, NC
MARSHVILLE, NC
GUARDIAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
CHESTERFIELD, VA
CHESTERFIELD, VA
MONROE TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS
WILLIAMSTOWN, NJ
WILLIAMSTOWN, NJ
SAMANTHA SANDEFUR
BILLINGS, MT
BILLINGS, MT
ALVIN ISD
ALVIN, TX
ALVIN, TX
ROSSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
ROSSVILLE, IN
ROSSVILLE, IN
WASHINGTON PAVILION
SIOUX FALLS, SD
SIOUX FALLS, SD
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
PHENIX CITY, AL
PHENIX CITY, AL
JOHNSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
CHEYENNE, WY
CHEYENNE, WY
MANCHESTER VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
MANCHESTER, MD
MANCHESTER, MD
NORTHWEST ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS
FORT WAYNE, IN
FORT WAYNE, IN
FULLINGTON ACADEMY
PINEHURST, GA
PINEHURST, GA
ROCKWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT
EUREKA, MO
EUREKA, MO
TACOMA LITTLE THEATRE
TACOMA, WA
TACOMA, WA
ANGLOPHONE SOUTH SCHOOL DIST
SAINT JOHN, NB CANADA
SAINT JOHN, NB CANADA
WEST HOLMES HIGH SCHOOL
MILLERSBURG, OH
MILLERSBURG, OH
APPLE VALLEY UNIFIED SD
APPLE VALLEY, CA
APPLE VALLEY, CA
HOLY ROSARY CATHOLIC SCHOOL
ROSENBERG, TX
ROSENBERG, TX
LYNCHBURG CITY SCHOOLS
LYNCHBURG, VA
LYNCHBURG, VA
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This is a wonderfully written play and a great metaphor. We received great reviews from kids from the other schools. We also took the opporutnity to take a deep dive with our own kids about the meaning of the play, and it was very beneficial to each of them, as well. Don Goodman, Quemado Schools, Quemado, NM
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