Middle School Plays: Some of the plays contain depictions of death.

High School Plays: Some of the plays contain depictions of death and police violence against Black people.

No sensory warnings for this production.

MIDDLE SCHOOL

SQUISHED

by Reagan Dobson and Afton Rogers, 7th grade, Keystone Oaks Middle School

After his father is squished by a human, a lanternfly seeks to avenge his death. Join Lenny and his fellow lanternflies on an epic quest for revenge against the cold-blooded humans. This is a story of persistence, friendship, and a lesson in minding your inter-species manners.

COME HOME HAPPY

by Justus Payne, 7th grade, Shiller Steam Academy & Alumni Theater Company

Grief affects everyone differently. Sometimes it isolates. Other times, it unites. This heartfelt story follows a family finding their way back to one another as they navigate the loss of a loved one.

INSIDE A BOX

by Ira Clemens, 8th grade, Falk Laboratory School

Stanley is just a guy, stuck in a room, living controlled by the will of a disembodied voice named Lester. Witness an existential look at power and one’s own free will through this absurdist play.

SAVE THEM

by Jonathan Pennybaker, 10th grade, Alumnit Theater Company

In the midst of the Black Lives Matter movement, a family seeks justice for their loved one after he was murdered by a police officer. While navigating their own grief, they fear the same cycle of brutality repeating again and again. A lyrical exploration of the balance between safety and justice.

TINDER TENSION

by Libby Eannarino, 12th grade, Sewickley Academy

Tinder makes it easy to connect, but when Stanley swipes right on someone with a complicated history, he might have bitten off more than he can chew. After all, you can’t trust everyone you meet on the internet, now, can you?

FLOWERS, GONE

by Eliza Jane Burgess, 9th grade, Oakland Catholic High School

The tumultuous Vietnam War divided families across the United States. Lisa Johnson, a renowned folk singer, turns to her music, hoping that her family’s commonalities will overcome their differences.