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Push

Short Play, Drama  /  1w, 1m, 3girl(s), 3boy(s), 1any gender (adult)

George Cameron Grant

“PUSH, a tool for healing, is at once brazen, benevolent and beautiful. I urge schools everywhere to incorporate this important play into their educational program to address bullying, and to help teach tolerance, acceptance and understanding.” – Principal, Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, Astoria NY

Push

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 1m, 3girl(s), 3boy(s), 1any gender (adult)
  • Duration
    Duration
    40 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Fantasy, Not Applicable
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences, Adult, Senior, Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18)

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Summary

What would it take to push your child over the edge? Eve, a 16-year-old girl, has fallen asleep in the darkened, dingy corner of a deserted subway station, not far from the platform edge where Billy, her 18-year-old brother, chose to leave this world, and where she’ll soon struggle to find the reasons NOT to follow him. ONE BULLIED CHILD IS ONE TOO MANY!

History

Push was first performed in July, 2010, at the Hudson Guild Theatre, as a participant and ultimate semifinalist in NYC's Strawberry One Act Festival. Encore performances of Push were presented in the Winter Strawberry One Act Festival. It has gone on to be produced in dozens of schools and theaters throughout the world.

 

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Performing Groups
EVE
BILLY
MOTHER
FATHER
2 TEENAGE GIRLS
TEENAGE BOY
JAVIER
HOODIED FIGURE

Plus 1 unseen female (can be doubled)

  • Time Period Present Day
  • Setting Subway station/living room/dining room/playground
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features Not Applicable
  • Duration 40 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

“Brazen, benevolent and beautiful.” – Donna Finn, Principal, Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, Astoria NY

REVIEWS

“PUSH, a tool for healing, is at once brazen, benevolent and beautiful. I urge schools everywhere to incorporate this important play into their educational program to address bullying, and to help teach tolerance, acceptance and understanding.” – Donna Finn, Principal, Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, Astoria NY

PRESS

6 Dramatic Monologues for Teens

Backstage, February 2020

"ONE OF THE TOP 10 PLAYS ABOUT LGBTQ+ TEENS!"

-Breaking Character Magazine

https://medium.com/breaking-character/top-ten-plays-about-lgbtq-teens-2b64846040a

"COACHELLA VALLEY REP SHOWS THE POWER OF THEATRE WITH 'PUSH'"

https://www.breakingcharacter.com/home/2019/3/26/know-your-neighbors-cv-rep-shows-the-power-of-theater-to-the-valleys-students?rq=Push&fbclid=IwAR0agOzK84kdgIbFTmD8DlaXpxesGdNZ-r3bLg6R6vKXQ8jw98oOX0mdu5I

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  • Port Arthur Little Theatre cast discusses Push youtube thumbnail

    Port Arthur Little Theatre cast discusses Push

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)

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  • Minimum Fee: $65 per performance

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Authors

George Cameron Grant

George Cameron Grant

Playwright and hope peddler George Cameron Grant is the grandson of Lanarkshire-born Olympian George Guthrie Cameron. He's the internationally produced author of 12 full-length plays, dozens of one-acts, and countless monologues. His latest, 3 Egg Creams – A Rhapsody in the R ...

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