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Inside Al

Short Play, Drama  /  2w, 3m

David S. Baker

A contemporary play about high school kids who are urged to take on an
outside project to help someone in the community. They decide to help
Al, a 39 year old cerebral palsy victim.

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 3m
  • Duration
    Duration
    40 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Theatre for Young Audiences
  • Suggested Use
    • Cutting Approved for Competition
    • UIL Approved
    • Competition or audition material
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences, Teen (Age 14 - 18)
Accolades
Accolades
  • Winner! 1987 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Young Playwrights Award

Details

Summary

This 1987 winner of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Young Playwrights Award is perfect for high school production. It is a contemporary play about high school kids who are urged to take on an outside project to help someone in the community. They decide to help Al, a 39 year old cerebral palsy victim. There are actually two Als in this play: the stricken Al the world sees and the title character who is perceptive, blunt, and sometimes bitter and who comments on Al's life and on the efforts of the kids to help him. Inside Al feels isolated in his body and is always struggling to get out. Inside, Al is a dancer.

Inside Al is published with Two for the Road and Mongolian Idiot.

History

Inside Al was first performed in the terrace-level Theater Lab at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., in spring 1987.

Cast Attributes
  • Time Period Contemporary, Present Day
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features No intermission
  • Duration 40 minutes
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $65 per performance

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Authors

David S.  Baker

David S. Baker

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