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Characters Behaving Badly

Characters Behaving Badly

by Lindsay Price

If you saw a wallet on the ground, bulging with money, and no one around, would you take it?

What’s the worst thing a person can do? Is it murder? Is it lying? Is it getting an A-? What defines “good” and “bad” behaviour? Can “good” people have “bad” thoughts?

This vignette play, perfect for class performances, asks students to look at the concept of what it means to be “good” and “bad” and what it means to play a character with whom they might not agree.

Dramedy Character Study Issue-Based Vignettes

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About 35 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
10 Characters
2 M | 2 F | 5 Any Gender | 1 Trans Woman
Simple set
34 pages
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Praise for Characters Behaving Badly

Jennifer Bunnell
Milton High School
My students wanted to put on a play to raise funds for our state theatre festival trip. With just three weeks to prepare, we needed something with minimal costume and set investment. Luckily, this show was perfect.

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