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The Winter Guard Play

Full-Length Play, Dark Comedy  /  7w

Avery Deutsch

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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The Winter Guard Play

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    7w
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Teen (Age 14-18)
Accolades
Accolades
  • Winner! 2022 Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival

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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.
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Performing Groups
CAROLINE​ – A senior (she/her, any ethnicity). Hates conflict. A reluctant leader. Best friends with Jess.
JESS – A senior (she/her, any ethnicity). Feels more like a jock than a theatre kid. A confident leader. Best friends with Caroline.
LUCY – A junior (she/her, any ethnicity). Never dropped a single flag. Driven AF. Extremely direct.
LIZ – A junior (they/them, any ethnicity). Do they only talk to their flag? Gifted.
MAYA – A junior (she/her, any ethnicity). Pretending to be 65. VERY smart. Raises her hand a lot.
MINDY – A sophomore (she/her, any ethnicity). New to the team. Wants to be liked.
ZOE – A sophomore (she/her, any ethnicity). New to the team. Young Bernie bro. “Rad."
  • 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

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Authors

Avery Deutsch

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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