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The Winter Guard Play
Full-Length Play, Dark Comedy / 7w
In a small town in Pennsylvania, a high school winter guard team attempts to choreograph a routine on the topic of global warming. A play about catching flags, catching each other, and realizing the grown-ups aren’t going to save you.
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Cast Size
7w -
Duration
90 minutes -
Target Audience
Adult, Teen (Age 14-18)
Accolades
- Winner! 2022 Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival
Details
Summary
Winter guard is NOT color guard. Forget the football, forget the pom poms. In a small town in Pennsylvania, a high school winter guard team attempts to choreograph a routine on the topic of global warming. A play about catching flags, catching each other, and realizing the grown-ups aren’t going to save you.
History
Winner of the 2023 Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival, which honors new American plays providing dynamic performance opportunities for college-aged actors, The Winter Guard Play premiered at the River Campus Cultural Arts Center at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Giardeau, Missouri on 1 March 2023.
Cast Attributes
- Time Period Contemporary, Present Day
- Setting A high school gym. The present.
- Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
- Additional Features No Intermission
- Duration 90 minutes
- Cautions
- Strong Language
Media
Videos
The combo that inspired The Winter Guard Play
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
Authors
Avery Deutsch
Avery Deutsch is an M.F.A. in Playwriting candidate at The University of Texas at Austin. Her plays include Three Exorcisms, The Winter Guard Play, I Live Here Now, Old Beggar Women and The Donor. She is the winner of Clubbed Thumb’s 2022 Biennial Commission.
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