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Shel's Sister

Each member of the Lovell family has become so preoccupied with his or her own agenda that no one realizes Elisabeth can go for hours without speaking.

  • One Act
  • Drama
  • 35 minutes

  • Time Period: Contemporary
  • Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult
  • Set Requirements: Interior Set

  • Performance Group:
  • Community Theatre, College Theatre / Student, High School/Secondary
Each member of the Lovell family has become so preoccupied with his or her own agenda that no one realizes Elisabeth can go for hours without speaking. Father, mother and older sister Shelly all talk at her, around her and, worst of all, about her as if she were not even present.

Elisabeth is so wounded by the family's indifference that she wears Shelly's new dress in an attempt to become the daughter her parents love. This simple desperate act leads to tragic consequences. A powerful and moving story.

  • Casting: 1M, 4F

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Each member of the Lovell family has become so preoccupied with his or her own agenda that no one realizes Elisabeth can go for hours without speaking. Father, mother and older sister Shelly all talk at her, around her and, worst of all, about her as if she were not even present. Elisabeth is so wounded by the family's indifference that she wears Shelly's new dress in an attempt to become the daughter her parents love. This simple desperate act leads to tragic consequences. A powerful and moving story. One int. set.

$19.95