M J Tornos

Hello, Pandemic M J Tornos

A one act play for middle or high schoolers. A sharp, bizarre and hilarious romp through our 2020 Coronavirus insanity. 12+ well-defined, complex characters all dealing with Covid in ways we can identify with or just laugh at. Monologues, vignettes, ensemble scenes- all linked through Coronavirus. The Four Horsepeople of the Apocalypse hold a board meeting and Pestilence is gloating; TV reporters cover bizarre news stories about 'infected Covid farts' and 'Covid Toe'; a gamer boy is obsessed with Marie Kondo on Netflix; a girl in lockdown thinks a ghost is eating her food; a Youtuber poet's live stream of her 'courageous battle' with 'Covid' ends up involving a lot of puking and diarrhea; an ITS drama troupe performs a truly awful, self-written Covid-Safe 'Pandemic Love Story'. M. J. Tornos has written this play for directors with bright young actors seeking to do comic roles with intelligence, depth and range. 18 characters total, 12 principal. Most can be played by any gender. Roles can be doubled. Suitable for Zoom or live, socially-distanced (or not) performances. Zero profanity or inappropriate content, though there is discussion of/ off-stage sounds of, farts, vomiting and diarrhea. Length: 50 mins approx. Scenes can be cut for competition length. All rights reserved. Contact the playwright or publisher for performance rights. Due to Covid, rights are available for both live performances, and recorded and streamed ones. Premiering at 2020 Florida State Junior Thespians Northern Florida Jr Regional Festival.