The Girl With The Keys
2 M, 1F · 45 mins
Arie and Marcus are trapped in the old locker room of Foothills Junior High. Can their friendship survive the junior high school pecking order that got them into this mess? Will an unexpected visit from an Iraqi girl set them free? A play about leaving childhood behind and finding friendship and stories in an unexpected place.
This play is intended to be performed by young actors or by actors in their early 20’s as a theatre for youth touring show.
Workshops and Public Readings
Workshopped and read at the Lark Play Development Center in NYC
Read at Boise Contemporary Theater in Boise, Idaho
Script and rights available by contacting Dano here.
Character Descriptions:
ARIE, 14, small, awkward and the best free-throw shooter in school
MARCUS, 14, a star, a comet, but he doesn’t quite know it
KEHKASHAN, 13, from Iraq, mysterious, silly, adventurous
