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Synopsis

Downstage Dead follows a doomed student-directed play, "The Buzz Beyond," and its bumbling cast of high school students who never come to rehearsals and refuse to learn their lines. Together with their disgruntled director, they make a hot mess of the show about scheming servants who have murdered their rich boss lady and might now have to tangle with her angry ghost. The whole fiasco comes crashing down on opening night when one of the actors goes missing and the director's best friend must blindly take the stage to save the day. This comedy is written in two acts finding us first as flies on the wall for play practice, and later as audience members for "The Buzz Beyond's" disastrous debut. It is written for a cast of 8 women and 4 men with an approximate running time of 90 minutes.

Show Information

Book
Rebecca Cox
Category
Play
Age Guidance
Thirteen Plus (PG-13)
Number of Acts
2
Genres
Comedy
Settings
Simple/No Set
Cast Size
medium
Ideal For
College/University, High School, Professional Theatre, Mostly Female Cast, Includes Early Teen, Late Teen, Mature Adult, Elderly Characters, Medium Cast

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Characters

Name Part Size Gender Vocal Part

Rox

Lead

Female

Spoken

Christy

Lead

Female

Spoken

Andi

Supporting

Female

Spoken

Damon

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Shawnee

Supporting

Female

Spoken

Julie

Supporting

Female

Spoken

Alkeeva

Supporting

Female

Spoken

Noel

Supporting

Female

Spoken

Ernie

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Jake

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Miss Riggs

Supporting

Female

Spoken

Grandpa Kenny

Supporting

Male

Spoken

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