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John Lennon & Me

  • Cherie Bennett
  • Full Length Play, Comedy, Drama, Contemporary
  • 3M, 7F
  • ISBN: J26

The winner of many national awards, this uproarious play about life, death, power and first boyfriends was adapted by the author from her popular book, Good-bye, Best Friend.

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Description

  • Full Length Play
  • Comedy, Drama
  • 90 minutes

  • Time Period: Contemporary
  • Target Audience: Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult, Appropriate for all audiences
  • Set Requirements: Simple Set/Bare Stage

  • Performance Group:
  • Community Theatre, College Theatre / Student, High School/Secondary

  • Accolades:
  • Winner! Kennedy Center New Visions / New Voices Award
    Winner! A.A.T.E. Unpublished Play Reading Project
    Winner! Aurand Harris Memorial Playwriting Award
The winner of many national awards, this uproarious play about life, death, power and first boyfriends was adapted by the author from her popular book, Good-bye, Best Friend (Harper Paperbacks, 1993). 

Hollywood-wannabe Star, the ultimate Beatles fan, has her path stymied by cystic fibrosis, an inherited disease that assures a young death. She spends most of her time in the hospital, where she confronts fate with imagination by surrounding herself with MTV-inspired bodyguard Flunkies and 'morphing' her dreaded therapy nurse into a pro-wrestler. Then, Star gets a new roommate, Courtney, who is Star's opposite -- a pretty cheerleader and apparently not very sick. Neither girl knows much about the other's world, but eventually they come to understand each other, and ultimately, themselves. 

This is a powerful play about living life to the fullest and a proven hit for school, adult, and TYA theatres alike. 

Characters

  • Casting: 3M, 7F
  • Casting Attributes: Expandable casting
  • Casting Notes: With doubling, the cast can be as small as ten or as large as sixteen or more (by adding more teens as patients or Flunkies) depending on the wishes of the producer.

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The winner of many national awards, this uproarious play about life, death, power and first boyfriends was adapted by the author from her popular book, Good-bye, Best Friend (Harper Paperbacks, 1993). Hollywood-wannabe Star, the ultimate Beatles fan, has her path stymied by cystic fibrosis, an inherited disease that assures a young death. She spends most of her time in the hospital, where she confronts fate with imagination by surrounding herself with MTV-inspired bodyguard Flunkies and 'morphing' her dreaded therapy nurse into a pro-wrestler. Then, Star gets a new roommate, Courtney, who is Star's opposite'a pretty cheerleader and apparently not very sick. Neither girl knows much about the other's world, but eventually they come to understand each other, and ultimately, themselves. This is a powerful play about living life to the fullest and a proven hit for school, adult, and TYA theatres alike. Simple set. Approximate running time: 90 minutes.

$19.95

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