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Overview
Synopsis
What happens after we die? In Peter Tarsi’s one-act play Tracks, ten people from all over the country find themselves in a single subway station after their deaths. They are faced with a profound decision: Do they get on the next train without knowing where it goes? As these characters discuss their lives and deaths, they reveal their fears and vulnerabilities - elements that only complicate the question of whether their train goes “up” or “down.” In this play written specifically for high schoolers by a high school teacher, questions of what makes a person good or bad, what is forgivable or condemnable, and how much a person can rely on faith challenge the audience to answer these philosophical questions for themselves.
Show Information
- Book
- Peter Tarsi
- Category
- Play
- Age Guidance
- Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
- Number of Acts
- 1
- First Produced
- 2006
- Genres
- Drama
- Settings
- Contemporary, Simple/No Set
- Time & Place
- subway station, present day
- Cast Size
- medium
- Licensor
- Dramatic Publishing Co.
- Ideal For
- Community Theatre, Ensemble Cast, High School, Theatre, Theatre For Young Audiences (TYA)/Children's, Mostly Female Cast, Includes Late Teen, Young Adult, Elderly, Adult, Mature Adult Characters, Medium Cast
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Plot
Characters
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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:
Cindi Calhoun
Theatre teacher, director, writer, and seamstress