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Extra Curricular Activity

Short Play, Satire/Political Satire  /  1w, 1m

All Jenn wants, is to be left alone with her lunch and her book. So the last thing that this apparent Earthling needs is to have some alien, Xenon from the planet Argon, ask to be taken to her leader.

Extra Curricular Activity

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 1m
  • Duration
    Duration
    10 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Farce, Science Fiction
  • Suggested Use
    • Scene work
    • Competition or audition material
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences, Adult, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

Details

Summary

All Jenn wants, is to be left alone with her lunch and her book. So the last thing that this apparent Earthling needs is to have some alien, Xenon from the planet Argon, ask to be taken to her leader, because he has warnings of galactic importance or some other nonsense! Why does this kind of thing always happen to her?! Extra Curricular Activity has been produced by a wide range of artistic venues, including collegiate, community and professional theatre companies.

Published in What If? Six Short Comedies about the Search for Love.

History
Extra Curricular Activity premiered on January 14, 2005 at the Acme Theatre Productions New Works Festival of Maynard, Massachusetts. It was directed by Kathy Campbell.
JENN - a woman who says she is just trying to read a book
XENON - a man who says he is from the planet Argon
  • Time Period Contemporary, Present Day
  • Setting In a park, on a park bench.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes, Fantasy Costumes
  • Additional Features No intermission
  • Duration 10 minutes
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Media

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $65 per performance

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Authors

Jay D. Hanagan

Jay D. Hanagan was raised in Sodus, NY, a small town nestled on the shores of Lake Ontario somewhere between Rochester and Syracuse. There, in the sixth grade, (often described as three of the happiest years of his life) Mr. Hanagan performed in a 'real' play, Tom Sawyer, for ...
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