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I Hate Mothers

Short Play, Comedy  /  2w, 1m

James Rayfield

The comedy for every high school girl who has had to play the "mother role" when she really wanted to play the lead. A performance of "Petunias" - a blatantly sentimental high school play -
is in progress, but things go very wrong when the actress playing the
mother (she always plays the mother) decides she wants things to work
out her way for a change.

I Hate Mothers

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 1m
  • Duration
    Duration
    30 minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18)

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Summary
The comedy for every high school girl who has had to play the "mother role" when she really wanted to play the lead. A performance of "Petunias" - a blatantly sentimental high school play - is in progress, but things go very wrong when the actress playing the mother (she always plays the mother) decides she wants things to work out her way for a change. She takes control of the "lead" and the other actors are forced to improvise to save the play. She changes lines, the plot, and even kills off her own character so she can make a play for her daughter's boyfriend!
History
First produced at Chamberlain High School in Tampa, FL. Earned superior ratings at Thespian festivals and an invitation to perform at the International Thespian Festival.
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Performing Groups
MOTHER - the name says it all, doesn't it?... except she's also Lisa and Carlotta .
KIMBERLY - a high school girl, young, lovely, intense.
JASON - a college student, Kimberly's boy friend.
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting Simple living room setting.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features No intermission, Physical Comedy
  • Duration 30 minutes
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
  • Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)

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James Rayfield

James Rayfield
James Rayfield has been a theatre educator for over thirty years and has published eight plays for the high school audience which are produced all across the country. Two of these plays, The Five Pound Sack and I Hate Mothers are published by Samuel French. He is currently th ...
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