Overview
Synopsis
Jiehae Park’s clever and incisive adaptation of Macbeth is a comedy… until it’s not. Peerless (subtitled A High School Macbeth) tells the story of high school seniors and Asian-American twin sisters M and L who will do whatever it takes to win the one coveted affirmative action spot at “The College.” When the thick acceptance envelope falls into the hands of D, a white male colleague who is 1/16th Native American, the sisters will stop at nothing to take back what is rightfully theirs, and will eliminate anyone who stands in their way. With biting wit and vicious glee, Peerless lifts the tragedy and comedy of the college application process to a level that is, in a word, Shakespearean.
Show Information
- Book
- Jiehae Park
- Category
- Play
- Age Guidance
- Thirteen Plus (PG-13)
- Number of Acts
- 1
- First Produced
- 2015
- Genres
- Drama, Dark Comedy
- Settings
- Contemporary, Multiple Settings
- Time & Place
- present, suburbia, united states, midwest, high school
- Cast Size
- small
- Orchestra Size
- None
- Dancing
- None
- Licensor
- Concord Theatricals
- Ideal For
- College/University, Diverse Cast, Mature Audiences, Professional Theatre, Regional Theatre, Small Cast, Mostly Female Cast, Includes Late Teen Characters
Context
Plot
Characters
| Name | Part Size | Gender | Vocal Part |
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Lead |
Female |
Spoken |
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Lead |
Female |
Spoken |
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Supporting |
Male |
Spoken |
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Supporting |
Female |
Spoken |
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Featured |
Female |
Spoken |
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Ensemble |
Female |
Spoken |
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Ensemble |
Male |
Spoken |
Songs
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
Monologues
Scenes
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