This Is a Test

This is a Test is a perfect one-act about the anxiety and absurdity of high school life and the nightmare experiences of taking the big test.

Karen Romant, Lincoln High School, Tallahassee, Fla.

This play is a great one-act with easy staging that can be put together quickly. My students really enjoyed performing it.

Megan Lotti, Rincon Vista Middle School, Vail, Ariz.

When the clock stopped ticking, the applause began! This is the perfect play for middle school actors.

Christine Troy, Morgan County Middle School, Versailles, Mo.

If you have ever struggled taking a test and got caught up in listening to the voices in your head, This Is a Test replicates your feelings. It is a great piece to highlight one of your best actors as well as have a great supporting ensemble.

Robin Evans-DelCiappo, Dalton High School, Dalton, Ohio

This Is a Test is a wonderful opportunity for young actors to explore a range of emotions, to improvise, and to develop comedic skills.

Richard Bellamy, Cape Cod Academy, Osterville, Mass.

A perfect play for beginning actors! The "nightmare" that Alan experiences is one all students can relate to. Also, this can be done anywhere because the staging is so simple.

Penny Burdette, Lindale ISD High School, Lindale, Texas

This play remains a perennial favorite with audiences of all ages! Who can't relate to the idea of the killer test, and we've all had "that teacher"—the one who seems to dislike you no matter what. The levels of humor and subtle shifts in time and place make this play entertaining and fun to produce.

Jennifer Pasko, Solanco High School, Quarryville, Pa.

This Is a Test is a pure delight. This is the third time I have produced it. It was such a hit, we have been asked to perform it at our fall teachers' opening day workshop.

Linda Garvin, Cactus Shadows High School, Cave Creek, Ariz.

Very apt for today's high test-high stakes environment. This Is a Testis hilarious—most of the best parts are in the movements between the lines.

Marc Aronson, Coconut Creek High School, Coconut Creek, Fla.

This Is a Test should be This Is a Scream! The play about text anxiety is so timely and our student audience roared. Parents, teachers, and students all enjoyed it.

Randy Burse, Gallatin High School, Gallatin, Tenn.

The flexibility in casting and the age of the roles make this a perfect high school show.

Bill Jacobsen, Hunting Hills High School, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada

Wonderful show and perfect for the ongoing pandemic. Fun moments and great opportunity for humor on stage.

Roxanne Penz, Wester Middle School, Frisco, Texas

This Is a Test is a well-written, smart, funny and age- appropriate play. It's easy to stage and allows for the director to be creative with the lights, sound and chorus.

Laura Woods, Iron Horse Middle School, San Ramon, Calif.

This Is a Test has it all: humor, great characters, easy set design, easy-to-make costumes, simple props and very simple blocking. Audiences will laugh and laugh. Principals love it!

Tracey Miller, League City Intermediate School, League City, Texas

A Great Middle School Play with middle school characters and situations—my kids laughed from the opening read to the last night —they loved performing in this show.

Matt Demko, Weare Middle School, Weare, N.H.

This is a fabulous script to use with a high school cast. They can expand upon the ideas provided in order to make it their own.

Judine Brey, Colby High School, Colby, Wis.

Audiences were absolutely delighted with this play. We performed it the morning of our final exams. The students and teachers laughed at the antics of the class as well as reactions of Alan. Great play for a high school. Would make an excellent competition piece.

Harriett Whitlock, West Florence High School, Florence, SC

What a great show! My cast was laughing at the dialog weeks into rehearsal, and the audience response was top level.

Ed Fitzgerald, Kemps Landing Magnet School, Virginia Beach, BA

Easy to stage, direct. My school has no theater facility. This play was perfect. It is an ideal play for middle school.

Steve Mann, Cassville R-IV S. D., Cassville, MO

This is one of the best one-acts we have ever produced in our school's 20-year history. It is hilarious, artistic, incredibly well written, and a joy to produce!

Mike Wilson, Golden West High School, Visalia, CA

The actors and audience had a great deal of fun with the play. It was wonderful to see the students improve their comic timing as the play went on. They took risks because they could relate to the play.

R. Braund, Revelstoke Secondary School, Revelstoke, BC

Perfect show to put together quickly and with limited resources.

Mitchell Bean, Brownville Village Theatre, Brownville, Neb.