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Bang Bang You`re Dead

An amazing script by an award winning playwright - a must for all teens in Santa Cruz County.

Show Dates: June 13th - 22nd 2008
Cost of program: $295.00
Auditions: Mon. and Wed. April 7th and April 9th
Rehearsals Start: Monday April 14th

Calendar for BBYD:- Calendar (updated May 8th).

This play was made to show and end violence and teasing between teenagers in schools. When the play was performed for the first time, more than 100,000 downloads from internet occurred of the video play and many other schools around the world began to perform the play. The play centers on the lead character Josh, a teenage boy who shoots his parents and five schoolmates, and is then haunted by physical manifestations of his memories of them.

Bang Bang You`re Dead was written in the wake of the school massacres that occurred in Paducah, Jonesboro, and Springfield to raise awareness about school violence. It supports the school violence charity Ribbon of Promise.

Read news clips of productions of this masterpiece... read clips.

ROLES: Allows for 11 main roles and can be expanded to 18 or 20.

You can read the script for free online...
BBYD - A Play by William Mastrosimone


Look at photos and read reviews from productions of this play by Colleges, Theater Comapnies etc...

  • Brockport State Uni - October 2001
  • Cary Academy - October 2004
  • Greenwich Academy - August 2004

  • Cast List:

    (In order of appearance, forgive me for abbreviating your full names)

    JOSH-Emmitt
    MICHAEL-Nina
    KATIE-Alea
    MATT-Max
    EMILY-Megan D.
    JESSIE- Megan V.
    JOSH`S MOM- Natalie
    JOSH`S DAD-Devin
    CON-Max
    JUDGE-Maureen
    PROSECUTOR-Joey
    PUBLIC DEFENDER-Lexie
    WITNESS-Anya
    JURY FOREWOMAN-Jackie
    GRANDPA-Joey
    COP-Charlie
    PRINCIPAL-Anya
    PSYCHOTHERAPIST-Clio


    STUDENTS: start thinking about the character you want to be and which clique they will associate with. Your characters are the "Actor" roles). We will develop your lines through the "Actor" lines and through improv and your writing. They are a vital part of our school and our play. Remember, every actor in this show is a student at our High School, so think of it this way, those of you who get to completey design the character of their dreams are:

    Clio
    Charlie
    Maureen
    Devin
    Joey
    Natalie
    Lexie
    Anya
    Jackie

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