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Fat Kids on Fire

Back at home, Bess is just another angst-ridden teenager trying to fit in. But this summer, things are going to be different.

  • Full Length Play
  • Comedy, Drama
  • 120 minutes

  • Time Period: Present Day
  • Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult
  • Set Requirements: Bare Stage/Simple Set, Interior Set, Exterior Set
  • Cautions: Strong Language, Mild Adult Themes

  • Performance Group:
  • Community Theatre, College Theatre / Student, High School/Secondary
Back at home, Bess is just another angst-ridden teenager trying to fit in. But this summer, things are going to be different.

Campers and counselors alike are automatically drawn to the new skinny fat girl who's a definite shoo-in for the illustrious title of Camp Princess. Popularity, power, and self-worth get mixed up as Bess struggles to find her identity. Will she return to school a new woman or will her new self fade like the summer?

Colored with sweat stains, stashed sweets, and the awkward innocence of first loves, Fat Kids on Fire is a candid telling of fitting in, living big, and feeling small.

  • Casting: 3M, 6F

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Back at home, Bess is just another angst-ridden teenager trying to fit in. But this summer, things are going to be different. Campers and counselors alike are automatically drawn to the new skinny fat girl who's a definite shoo-in for the illustrious title of Camp Princess. Popularity, power, and self-worth get mixed up as Bess struggles to find her identity. Will she return to school a new woman or will her new self fade like the summer? Colored with sweat stains, stashed sweets, and the awkward innocence of first loves, Fat Kids on Fire is a candid telling of fitting in, living big, and feeling small.

$24.95