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How the Moon Would Talk

Short Play  /  6w, 3m

No one quite knows how to deal with death, particularly high school students. Ally has just lost her sister to cancer, and her boyfriend, Dwayne, is trying to be as committed to her as possible. Set on a Harlem rooftop, a group of friends discuss what it means to grieve when no one else has the answers for you.

How the Moon Would Talk

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    6w, 3m
  • Duration
    Duration
    30 minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Teen (Age 14 - 18)

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Summary

No one quite knows how to deal with death, particularly high school students. Ally has just lost her sister to cancer, and her boyfriend, Dwayne, is trying to be as committed to her as possible. Set on a Harlem rooftop, a group of friends discuss what it means to grieve when no one else has the answers for you. Part of Keen Teens: Volume 4.

History

How the Moon Would Talk premiered at the Keen Teens Festival in New York City in May 2016 under the direction of Sash Bischoff.

ALLY - 17
DWAYNE - 17
SMITHY - 18
SEJAL - 16
ONNESHA - 17  
TAMMY - 18
JENNY - 18
KATHERINE - 17
SAM - 16

All of these characters can be of any ethnicity, and the cast should reflect the diversity of New York City.

  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting A Harlem rooftop
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features No intermission
  • Duration 30 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Alcohol

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Authors

Nick Gandiello

Nick Gandiello's plays include The Blameless (The Old Globe), The Wedge Horse (Fault Line Theatre), Oceanside (Merrimack Repertory Theatre), and Cicada (Roe Green Award Winner). He was the 2015 Page 73 Playwriting Fellow, is an alum of the Lark Rita Goldberg Playwriting Work ...
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