Break a Leg!
By John O'Brien.
Product Code: B54000
Full-length Play
Comedy | Drama
Cast size: 4m., 10w. (Extras. Expandable to 26.)
Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
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Synopsis
The traditional opening night cry of "Break a leg!" really means "Good luck," but in this comedy send-up of every possible theatrical disaster, breaking a leg is the only thing that doesn't happen. Actors answer the phone before it rings. Doors open before anyone knocks. Guns and lights go off when they shouldn't and don't go off when they should. Then the leading actress gets upset because her mother's boyfriend eloped with her boyfriend's mother. "Disaster proof" fun for all!
Notes
Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
Details
- Status In stock
- Type of Show Full-length Play
- Product Code B54000
- Minimum Cast Size 14
- Pages of Dialogue 61
- Min. Royalty Rate $90.00/perf
- Approx. Run Time 75 min
- Staging One int. set.
Categories
- Target Audience Middle School | High School | College and Adult | Senior Adults
- Performing Group Middle School | High School | College Theatre | Community Theatre | Professional Theatre | Senior Theatre
- Genre Comedy | Drama
- ISBN(13) 9780871294890
Customer Reviews
Break a Leg! was a riot. Not only did our audiences enjoy it, but our actors had a great time with the high energy comedy.
An extremely humorous absurdist comedy. Very fast-paced with lots of puns, one-liners and jokes. Leaves lots of room for interpretation. Easy set to produce.
Break a Leg! is a hilarious show that is perfect for high school students. There are loads of fun characters that young actors have no trouble in making their own. Take a laugh-out-loud script, add some Shakespeare, and a set that falls down and the audience will still be laughing on the way home.
Break a Leg! was well received by our audiences. People came a second and even a third time! It was our second highest grossing show next to Shakespeare's Romeo and JulietÑand who could touch Shakespeare?
The slapstick nature of the comedy made it fun for the students to rehearse and perform. Getting the background information for the Shakespeare scene made it educational. So for a total theatrical experience, I heartily recommend this play.
Hints, Tips, and Tricks
If you can get a favorite teacher to record the voice-over parts, it adds a lot of fun for the students in the audience.
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