Amish Project, The (Ensemble)
- Full Length Play, Drama, Docudrama/Historic, Contemporary, New Millennium/21st Century
- 3M, 4F
- ISBN: 9780573701061
The Amish Project is a fictional exploration of the Nickel Mines schoolhouse shooting in an Amish community and the path of forgiveness and compassion forged in its wake.
Description
- Full Length Play
- Drama, Docudrama/Historic
- 75 minutes
- Time Period: Contemporary, New Millennium/21st Century
- Target Audience: Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult
- Set Requirements: Bare Stage/Simple Set
- Cautions: Mild Adult Themes
- Performance Group:
- Community Theatre, High School/Secondary, Professional Theatre, Shoestring Budget, Reader's Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, College Theatre / Student
Originally a solo show, The Amish Project has now been adapted for an ensemble.
REVIEWS:
"Extraordinary...compelling...the play is also a remarkable piece of writing."
The New York Times
"The Amish Project is thought-provoking, compelling theatre..."
NYTheatre.com
"[Dickey's] craft made me weep. The virtuosic writer-performed acts her bonnet off."
Time Out New York
"Dickey, as formidable a playwright as she is a performer, tackles metaphysical subjects with power and empathy...must-see!"
The Star Tribune
Characters
- Casting: 3M, 4F
- Casting Attributes: Ensemble cast, Flexible casting, Expandable casting
- Casting Notes: In the original production, a single actress performed all seven of the original roles in the play. Distinctions between characters were made by changes in the voice and body. With that in mind, the ensemble of The Amish Project should feel as "one" -- connected to one another, constantly longing for and frightened of and curious about one another. There are many ways to expand the ensemble to reflect the community of Nickel Mines during this tragedy.
CAROL STUCKEY - Widow of the gunman, age 31. English/non-Amish.
VELDA - Amish girl, age 6. Sister of Anna. Victim of the shooting.
BILL NORTH - English/non-Amish man, 50s. Scholar and professor on Amish culture, as well as friend and spokesman to several Amish families affected by the shooting.
AMERICA - Hispanic girl, age 16. Pregnant. Works in the local grocery store.
EDDIE STUCKEY - The gunman of schoolhouse shooting, age 33. English/non-Amish. Killed himself at the end of the schoolhouse attack.
SHERRY LOCAL - English, age 53. Resident of Nickel Mines, PA.
Fireman in the firehouse scene with Bill North
Aaron the Amish farmer
Amish Mother (Aaron's wife)
Amish son (Aaron's son)
Reporters (anywhere from one to three works well)
Sherry Local's husband Ray
America's Mother
It is also possible to have an Amish community, consisting on one family or several.
Available Material
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Amish Project, The (Ensemble) Script
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