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Overview
Synopsis
Situated in a tough Chicago neighborhood and populated by students everyone else has given up on, Tumbldn High School is not anyone’s idea of a model public school. The dedicated teachers, already burned out, are pushed to the breaking point when they learn that Tumbldn will shut down at the end of the school year. Some want to fight, some see it as pointless. The one thing they all have in common is that they resent Ricky, their spineless Vice Principal. But when a student’s well-intentioned act of mischief inspires him, Ricky suddenly steps up and leads the charge to save the school. The teachers have to decide: risk their careers and follow, or throw in the towel and accept the inevitable? With a diverse ensemble cast, Exit Strategy is both a sitcom-esque character study and a visceral indictment of the challenges faced in America’s public schools. It is part of Ike Holter’s Rightlynd Saga, a series of seven plays that deal with contemporary issues in Chicago.
Show Information
- Book
- Ike Holter
- Category
- Play
- Age Guidance
- Mature Audiences (M)
- Number of Acts
- 1
- First Produced
- 2014
- Genres
- Drama
- Settings
- Contemporary, Unit/Single Set
- Time & Place
- A high school, Present day
- Cast Size
- small
- Licensor
- Dramatists Play Service
- Ideal For
- Regional Theatre, Ensemble Cast, Diverse Cast, Mostly Male Cast, Includes Adult, Mature Adult, Late Teen Characters, Small Cast
Context
Plot
Characters
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Lead |
Male |
Non-singer |
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Supporting |
Male |
Non-singer |
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Supporting |
Male |
Non-singer |
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Supporting |
Female |
Non-singer |
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Supporting |
Female |
Non-singer |
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Supporting |
Male |
Non-singer |
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Featured |
Female |
Non-singer |
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.
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Guide Written By:
Kevan Dunkelberg
Oklahoma-based drama teacher, actor and playwright