WHAT GOES AROUND
COMEDY

The trickle-down theory of pushing people around. A ten-minute play about the way bullying behavior is passed down and passed along – and not restricted to the playground. Commissioned by Dramatic Publishing and included in its anthology, The Bully Plays.

Published as part of The Bully Plays by Dramatic Publishing.

PRODUCTION
Details

The play is expandable and playable with a single sturdy table which could double as desk, dining room table, bus, etc.

Run Time: 10 minutes

Tips

Cast of Characters:

The play can be performed by as few as four or as many as eight to 10 actors covering the following roles:

  • EVERETT BLEDSOE (THE BOSS), a sales director for a beauty products supply company.
  • SMEDLEY, an ineffective salesman for the company.
  • JUNIOR, Smedley’s son, 12.
  • DARLA, his daughter, 14
  • MARCIE, a girl on the school bus.
  • THE GANG – as much a mentality as a group, to be performed by one to three or more actors.
  • NICKLES, a school administrator
  • ANNOUNCER
History

Multiple productions, including Omaha Theatre Company.