A CRAPPY HIGH SCHOOL PLAY By Gabriela Johnson
Characters: NARRATOR- male, cheerful yet passive aggressive disembodied voice BOY- teenage high school student, quiet and mysterious ‘bad boy’, rebel who gets outstanding grades and is a poet with great self-esteem and an interest in classical literature and extremely talented at playing guitar and writing music, wears leather jacket GIRL- teenage high school student, clumsy but only sometimes, mousey yet beautiful, great student, lots of close friends but no real self-esteem so she’s picked on by the POPULAR GIRLS even though she’s beautiful and highly successful around school TEACHER- middle-aged woman, has both students in the class yet is so oblivious to their growing romance that she’s appalled when they end up together. MOTHER OF GIRL- sweet, understanding, fairly normal, typically interrupting a conversation or monologue midway to fit protective mom role. FATHER OF GIRL- school principle, stoic, disapproving of relationships at all costs FRIEND OF GIRL- teenage girl, quiet sidekick of the GIRL, only present at the end of the story. THE POPULAR GUY- teenager, athlete, football quarterback star THE POPULAR GIRLS- a small group of 3 or 4, doesn’t really matter although one must be appointed leader, and they all must be blonde and adorned in pink and glitter because apparently that’s popular 48
