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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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