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Lagoon

Short Play, Drama  /  1w

Don Nigro

In the autumn of 1954, Meredith Cherry, 18, a nice girl in a small east Ohio town, becomes convinced that the Creature From The Black Lagoon, a character in a horror movie she has seen at the Drive In while losing her virginity to her boyfriend, is coming into her house at night and creeping into her bedroom. Realizing that she's become pregnant, she tries to decide what to do. How can she tell her father? Should she run off with the Creature? Did the Creature push her boyfriend in front of a speeding train? Could she be happy living with the Creature at the bottom of the Lagoon? Meredith also appears in Frankenstein , Lemurian Fragments, and A ndromeda Chained Naked To Her Rock .

Published in Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening and Other Plays .

Lagoon

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w
  • Duration
    Duration
    10 minutes
  • Suggested Use
    • Monologues
    • Competition or audition material
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

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Summary

In the autumn of 1954, Meredith Cherry, 18, a nice girl in a small east Ohio town, becomes convinced that the Creature From The Black Lagoon, a character in a horror movie she has seen at the Drive In while losing her virginity to her boyfriend, is coming into her house at night and creeping into her bedroom. Realizing that she's become pregnant, she tries to decide what to do. How can she tell her father? Should she run off with the Creature? Did the Creature push her boyfriend in front of a speeding train? Could she be happy living with the Creature at the bottom of the Lagoon? Meredith also appears in Frankenstein, Lemurian Fragments, and Andromeda Chained Naked To Her Rock.

Published in Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening and Other Plays.

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Performing Groups
MEREDITH - 18
  • Time Period 1950s
  • Additional Features No intermission
  • Duration 10 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $55 per performance
    $90 with other plays in collection
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Don Nigro

Don Nigro

Don Nigro is among the most frequently published and widely produced playwrights in the world and has continued to build a deeply interrelated and diverse body of dramatic literature, employing a wide variety of dramatic conventions and styles of presentation. He has written ...

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