Now You See Me

Synopsis: A teenager (played by a male and a female actor who trade off playing the main character throughout the play until they unite at the end) threatens to blow up a school but is dismissed by school officials and his own parents for not looking the part. At school, the teen is virtually invisible to his schoolmates, who ignore him as they scramble for seats in a crowded class. Even the teen's teacher doesn't respond to him. A trip to the guidance office is a flop, as he doesn't seem to be on anyone's list. Depression sets in, and a psychologist far more intent on her own problems visits the now-bedridden teen. When the teen finally gets up, she is picked out by an unsavory group of new, similarly invisible friends who burn socks in their spare time. Even this group drops her, and one final appeal for help to her oblivious parents fails. It isn't until this moment that the male and female actors share the stage as the teenager, who returns to school to seek revenge on those who have wronged him/her.

Notes: Commissioned by Choate Rosemary Hall Summer Arts Conservatory and written specifically for teen actors. The play, which makes use of suggested settings and minimal tech, uses a minimum cast of 8, but there are 22+ roles, and so it is easily possible to use a much larger cast if roles aren't multiple cast.