Including Shooter by Nicholas C. Pappas

(6)
Productions (13)
Drama
|
85 - 90 minutes
5 W, 11 M,  (9-27 actors possible: 5-9 W, 4-18 M)
Content Notes: Some adult language and content.
Set: Flowing, minimal.

How do you talk about something unthinkable? Including Shooter offers a way to begin by exploring the context of a fictional shooting in three sections. The first is a dreamlike look at the pressures in the lives of a group of high school students, one of whom, James Smith, chooses violence as an escape. The second revisits the same students ten years later, as they struggle to move on -- though not all remain among the living. The third section takes place outside of time, where James finds himself among a society of shooters who came before him. This absorbing, elegiac play spotlights one unforgettable character after another in a series of interweaving scenes and monologues that never oversimplify.

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Play Details

How do you talk about something unthinkable? Including Shooter offers a way to begin by exploring the context of a fictional shooting in three sections. The first is a dreamlike look at the pressures in the lives of a group of high school students, one of whom, James Smith, chooses violence as an escape. The second revisits the same students ten years later, as they struggle to move on -- though not all remain among the living. The third section takes place outside of time, where James finds himself among a society of shooters who came before him. This absorbing, elegiac play spotlights one unforgettable character after another in a series of interweaving scenes and monologues that never oversimplify.

  • Drama
  • |
  • 85 - 90 minutes
  • 5 W, 11 M,  (9-27 actors possible: 5-9 W, 4-18 M)
  • Content Notes: Some adult language and content.
  • Set: Flowing, minimal.
  • Standard Edition ISBN: 978-1-68069-030-9

Published Reviews

"Best play of the season thus far."

New York theatre critic Peter Filichia

Production History

JAN 20, 2024 - FEB 03, 2024
Valley High School
West Des Moines, IA United States
Valley High School West Des Moines, IA United States
DEC 08, 2023 - DEC 09, 2023
SBHS
San Bernardino, CA United States
SBHS San Bernardino, CA United States
JUN 19, 2023 - JUN 24, 2023
Owensboro High School
Owensboro, KY United States
Owensboro High School Owensboro, KY United States
OCT 27, 2022 - NOV 14, 2022
Owensboro High School
Owensboro, KY United States
Owensboro High School Owensboro, KY United States
MAR 24, 2022 - MAR 24, 2022
Starcast Performing Arts Schools
Southampton, United Kingdom
Starcast Performing Arts Schools Southampton, United Kingdom
NOV 15, 2019 - NOV 15, 2019
George Washington Carver High School
NEW ORLEANS, LA United States
George Washington Carver High School NEW ORLEANS, LA United States
SEP 21, 2018 - SEP 22, 2018
Beverly Hills High School
Beverly Hills, CA United States
Beverly Hills High School Beverly Hills, CA United States
AUG 03, 2018 - AUG 20, 2018
Breakthrough Theatre Of Winter Park
Winter Park, FL United States
Breakthrough Theatre Of Winter Park Winter Park, FL United States
APR 26, 2018 - APR 27, 2018
Black Hills State University
Spearfish, SD United States
Black Hills State University Spearfish, SD United States
NOV 11, 2017 - NOV 11, 2017
Champion High School
Warren, OH United States
Champion High School Warren, OH United States
APR 27, 2017 - APR 29, 2017
Cornerstone Academy
San Francisco, CA United States
Cornerstone Academy San Francisco, CA United States
FEB 20, 2016 - FEB 20, 2016
Goose Creek High School Drama Club
Spartanburg, SC United States
Goose Creek High School Drama Club Spartanburg, SC United States
MAR 27, 2015 - APR 29, 2015
Mark E. Collins Theatre Arlington High School
Arlington, TN United States
Mark E. Collins Theatre Arlington High School Arlington, TN United States
No upcoming productions.
No professional productions.

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