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Chicks

Short Play, Comedy  /  1w

Grace McKeaney

In this unusual piece, a hit at the Actors Theatre of Louisville Shorts Festival, a kindergarten teacher is obsessed with telling us, her students, the truth about the world and what our lives will be like as we grow up and why our parents and the school administrators don't want us to know.

Chicks

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w
  • Suggested Use
    • Monologues
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

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Summary
In this unusual piece, a hit at the Actors Theatre of Louisville Shorts Festival, a kindergarten teacher is obsessed with telling us, her students, the truth about the world and what our lives will be like as we grow up and why our parents and the school administrators don't want us to know. Although funny, Chicks is a poignant portrait of a teacher trying to give her life meaning. Published in Chicks and Other Short Plays.
History
Chicks was first produced at the Actors Theatre of Louisville by Jon Jory, producing direcotr, with generous assistance of Bingham Enterprises Foundation of Kentucky, Inc., and Liberty National Bank, in November 1985. It was directed by Steven D. Albrezzi.
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MISS PHALLON - 38 or maybe 45; a kindergarten teacher for the last 10 years; loves other people's children with a zest bordering sometimes on desperation; the important thing is she lives at home with an aging father; her humor almost saves her; she'd give anything to be in love

A play for one woman and twenty-five imaginary kindergarten students.

  • Time Period Contemporary, Present Day
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

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