Our Place

I loved this script and the production was powerful for both the cast and the audience. I highly recommend this script, it communicates exceptionally well.

Nathan Herfindahl, Monticello High School, Monticello, Minn.

Our Place offers roles of varying difficulty levels, and, because it's separate vignettes, it lends itself to a flexible rehearsal schedule.

Lacy Browne, Wilson Area High School, Easton, Pa.

We performed Our Place by Terry Gabbard for the South Mississippi High School Dramafestival. We were awarded the Distinguished Play award and will be advancing to the Mississippi Theatre Association State Festival in Jan. 2021. The adjudicators appreciated the depth of the characters and the opportunity for many students to have the spotlight during the show. The set is minimal and easily do-able on a tight budget.

Olivia Dunwoody, Biloxi High School Tribe Theatre Productions, Biloxi, Miss.

This was a fantastic show to do during the Covid-19 pandemic. It has five scenes. Three with only 2 characters per scene and two with 5 characters per scene. We wore masks and socially distanced during rehearsals and backstage. A very moving play with moments of humor to help carry the audience through the serious moments. Also, a great play for your techies because it can be as much or as little on the tech side as you want to do. We went all out and were very happy with our production.

Stephanie Schultze, Russellville High School, Russellville, Ark.

The script for Our Place is beautiful. The author left room for performers to create interesting and unique characters. The play has it all: comedy, introspection, and heart-break (real and imagined). Each rehearsal was fun when working on this play.

Melanie Whiting, Lubbock Christian School, Lubbock, Texas

Fantastic script for high school, college, or community theatre! Flexible casting, a wonderful mix of laughter and poignancy, easy and versatile to stage.

Cassie Bennett, Harding University, Searcy, Ark.

Emotion and characterization are key in this production. Spacing is limited by the setting of an old dock, and there isn’t a dramatic arch of a story line. It’s five separate stories. Each one needs to be treated individually, with emotion. From the hilarious knocking Dad unconscious to the dramatic moment of Sidney falling in the water, each emotion needs to be played to the fullest. My students loved this play and the judges loved its as well.

Brittany Beall, Royal Junior High School, Brookshire, Texas

This has been my students favorite one act because of the segmented approach of the script. We can really work on weak portions out of sequence without running the entire show. My students also related the script which makes a huge difference.

Teresa Dalton, Grafton High School, Grafton, W.Va.

Wonderful show and great for high school students! I wish it were a bit longer because being around 40 minutes was a little short to charge much admission.

Carole Catherine, Otsego High School, Allegan, Mich.

We used this script for our contest one act play for the Minnesota State High School League. We placed first in our conference, 2nd in our sub section and second in our section. We received great praise from judges, parents, and community members. This script was gold! Thank you Terry Gabbard!

Jackie Whitacre, Filmore Central Senior High, Harmony, Minn.