Fearful Symmetry eScriptAvailable

Fearful Symmetry by Alan Haehnel

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Productions (111)
Drama
|
25 - 30 minutes
12 W, 4 M,  (16 actors possible: 12-16 W, 0-4 M)
Set: Minimal: four kitchen tables, four chairs, perhaps on varied levels of platforms.

Mary is anxiously attempting to finish her chores when a mysterious stranger enters the room with an enticing but frightening proposition: Push the button on this box I have. If you do so, I will give you a large sum of money. The catch? Someone -- you will not know who, and the action will never be traced to you -- will die. Four different Marys, arrayed in four different countries, deliberate over this choice with highly theatrical, simultaneous action.

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Play Details

Mary is anxiously attempting to finish her chores when a mysterious stranger enters the room with an enticing but frightening proposition: Push the button on this box I have. If you do so, I will give you a large sum of money. The catch? Someone -- you will not know who, and the action will never be traced to you -- will die. Four different Marys, arrayed in four different countries, deliberate over this choice with highly theatrical, simultaneous action.

  • Drama
  • |
  • 25 - 30 minutes
  • 12 W, 4 M,  (16 actors possible: 12-16 W, 0-4 M)
  • Set: Minimal: four kitchen tables, four chairs, perhaps on varied levels of platforms.
  • Standard Edition ISBN: 978-1-62384-341-0

Published Reviews

"Intellectual, suspenseful, compelling, riveting..."

Paul Griffith, Vermont State Drama Festival adjudicator

Production History

MAY 03, 2025 - MAY 05, 2025
Tyngsboro Middle School
Tyngsboro, MA United States
Tyngsboro Middle SchoolTyngsboro, MA United States
NOV 02, 2024 - NOV 02, 2024
William Monroe High School
Nokesville, VA United States
William Monroe High SchoolNokesville, VA United States
OCT 24, 2024 - NOV 16, 2024
McEachern High School Theater Department
Powder Springs, GA United States
McEachern High School Theater DepartmentPowder Springs, GA United States
MAY 03, 2024 - MAY 03, 2024
Creekside Park Jr High
The Woodlands, TX United States
Creekside Park Jr HighThe Woodlands, TX United States
JAN 12, 2024 - JAN 12, 2024
Francis Scott Key High School
College Park, MD United States
Francis Scott Key High SchoolCollege Park, MD United States
JAN 12, 2024 - JAN 13, 2024
Mount Pleasant High School Drama
Wilmington, DE United States
Mount Pleasant High School DramaWilmington, DE United States
FEB 03, 2023 - FEB 04, 2023
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School
Sudbury, MA United States
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High SchoolSudbury, MA United States
NOV 02, 2022 - NOV 03, 2022
Opal Hamilton Middle School Theater Department
Cypress, TX United States
Opal Hamilton Middle School Theater DepartmentCypress, TX United States
FEB 22, 2022 - FEB 22, 2022
Dallas Center Grimes High School
Grimes, IA United States
Dallas Center Grimes High SchoolGrimes, IA United States
FEB 17, 2022 - FEB 19, 2022
Stuttgart High School
APO, AE United States
Stuttgart High SchoolAPO, AE United States
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MAY 03, 2025 - MAY 05, 2025
Tyngsboro Middle School
Tyngsboro, MA United States
Tyngsboro Middle SchoolTyngsboro, MA United States
No professional productions.

Awards (1)

2004 Vermont One Act Play Champion

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