Stage Fight

Play

New Work
Writers: Peter Ritt

Overview

Show Information

Book
Category
Play
Number of Acts
2
Genres
Comedy
Settings
Simple/No Set, Contemporary
Time & Place
A high school, An auditorium used for wrestling
Cast Size
medium
Ideal for
Community Theatre, High School
Casting Notes

Includes adult, late teen, young adult, mature adult characters

Synopsis

Dewey Coleman has a secret. By day, he is a mild-mannered (even boring) high school history teacher; by night, he is Damaged, a psychotic would-be pro wrestler. For a while he's been able to explain away his random head wounds and concussion-induced vomiting, but the metaphorical cat is out of the bag when he is coerced by his overworked principal into directing the fall play, Peter Pan. Worlds collide as his students discover his alter ego, and Dewey's alter ego intrudes on the production, reimagining the classic play as an all an-out brawl entitled Pan/Hook: One Night Only.

Lead Characters

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