The Play Within
by Julian Breslow
Music
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Script
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Score
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SYNOPSIS
In a mainstream high school, the students with physical challenges perform a play that highlights their limitations rather than showing who they are on the inside. The girl with quadriplegia enlists the social worker’s help to mount a more honest and realistic production. His efforts meet with resistance from an overburdened or skeptical staff. His encounters with the children reveal their insecurities as they each sing of the inner self no one sees. Conflict ensues among the children, threatening the process. However, ultimately united, the children produce a play demonstrating each one’s unique approach to handling life’s challenges.
Setting
A regular education High School that includes a classroom for students with physical disabilities.
Notes
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BREAKDOWN
- Mr. B.: Itinerant School Social Worker, early 30’s
- Annie: Student, quadriplegic, wheelchair
- Lisa: Student, mild Cerebral Palsy, ambulatory
- Rob: Youngest student, Muscular Dystrophy, wheelchair
- Matt: Student, Muscular Dystrophy, wheelchair
- Bill: Student, breathing problems, mild Cerebral Palsy, crutch
- Jimmy: Student, Spina Bifida, crutches
- Mr. Grey: Principal, late 50’s
- School Nurse: Female, late 40’s (Same actress plays all other female staff)