Middle School Live

A play by Leslie Tanner. Author of Jason and the Argonauts, Shorespeare, Night of the Muses and High School Live!

Middle School Live was first collaboratively written with the 8th grader drama class and teacher, Leslie Tanner, at Henley Middle School in Charlottesville, Virginia. "Middle School Live" is a series of skits that include parodies of middle school life, outrageous news stories, fairy tale characters rapping, a game show and so much more. Each skit is weaved together by Seussical commercials filled with songs and dancing. Think Saturday Night Live, but middle school style.

Cast Size: This play needs a minimum of 25 characters, but can be less if you are only using some of the skits. There are over 60 plus characters in this play, but many can be and should be doubled. The genders in this play are very flexible and I encourage dressing up as the opposite gender in some of the parts to add to the comedy of the play.

Running Time: 60 minutes.

Royalty Rate: $50.00 per performance.

Appropriate for all ages.

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Leslie Tanner teaches science and drama at Henley Middle School in Charlottesville, Virginia. She grew up in Mendham, New Jersey, and received a B.A. in Theatre Arts from Davidson College, in North Carolina. In her early career Leslie worked at the Goodspeed Opera House in Conneticut learning scenic design and the backstage world. She also has directed plays and taught theatre classes at the All Children's Theatre in Providence, Rhode Island and Spectrum Arts Camp in Charlottesville, Virginia. Leslie's plays, Shorespeare and Night of the Muses are also available through Black Box Theatre Publishing and she is also an ebook author of a children's book, Power of the Sun.

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