Thespian playworks 2016
Contributors: Faykus, Alyssa; Wong, Kim; Pharel, Phanesia; Thespian Playworks (Organization)
Series: Samuel French acting edition; Samuel French acting edition
Publisher: Samuel French; Samuel French, Inc.
Published: 2017
Place of publication: New York]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 121
ISBN-13: 9780573706189
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: American drama; Youths' writings, American; High school students' writings, American; Sisters; Drama; Best friends; Suicide; Dramatists; Writer's block; Public schools; Racism; Sexism; Hate; Educational change
Description: I Love Ruthie is a play about Jaclyn, a girl who went into a coma as a child. When she wakes up, she discovers that Ruthie, her manipulative, adopted sister, has replaced her. When their parents go out for the night, Ruthie is accidentally murdered and Jaclyn and her brothers have to figure out what to do with the body.

Lost and Found is about Claire who finds her way to a lost and found office because she found a locked box on her doorstep. With the help of the residents of the office, Clarie discovers the meaning of the box and learns to cope with her best friend's suicide.

The Third Wall is about a playwright named Penelope faced with writer's block and a deadline and the events that entail when she and her friend break the third wall and confront alternate versions of themselves. The characters question which versions control which and how to get back to their normal lives.

Penelope is about a teenager dealing with the failed education system, racism, sexism, and the hate and ignorance surrounding it all. Penelope has to walk the tightrope of life to survive her circus of a school.
Notes: Barnard Library copy: Barnard BIPOC Alum Collection. The Barnard BIPOC Alum Collection affirms the lives, histories, and imaginations of past and current Barnard students who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (POC).

Barnard Library copy: Barnard Alum Collection.
Table of contents: title: I love Ruthi  -- Adam Mirajkar; title: Lost and found  -- Alyssa Faykus; title: Third wall  -- Kim Wong; title: Penelope -- Phanesia Pharel.