Image is Everything
by Joe Calarco

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60 minsPresent DayRole(s) for Asian Actor(s)Role(s) for Black Actor(s)Role(s) for Latine Actor(s)Role(s) for Teen(s)Exterior SetContemporary Costumes/Street Clothes

Synopsis

Inspired by Leni Riefenstahl’s legendary propaganda film Triumph of the Will (1934) which chronicled the Nazi Party rallies and helped to glorify German leader Adolf Hitler, Image is Everything focuses on themes of propaganda, conformity, and personal responsibility.

Taking place in the present day, a group of students study the tragic events of the Holocaust.

When rumors swirl on the internet about a new student in their school ending in his suicide, the students are forced to face the fact that propaganda didn’t just die with Nazi Germany but is alive and well in America, even in their very own school.

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
TOM TOPPLEMAN A typical game show host. Overly friendly, and a little smarmy.	—	—	A typical game show host. Overly friendly, and a little smarmy.
TAYLOR Smart. Passionate. He’s a perfectionist. Will do anything to win.	—	—	Smart. Passionate. He’s a perfectionist. Will do anything to win.
SARA Smart. Proud. Searching. Recent convert to Islam.	—	—	Smart. Proud. Searching. Recent convert to Islam.
JORGE Latino. Kind. Empathetic. Dabbles in new age ideas.	—	—	Latino. Kind. Empathetic. Dabbles in new age ideas.
SCOTTY Fearless. Biting. Funny. He has a very specific view of the world.	male	—	Fearless. Biting. Funny. He has a very specific view of the world.
ALEJANDRO Latino. Spanish speaking. He only knows a few words of English. A sweet soul.	male	—	Latino. Spanish speaking. He only knows a few words of English. A sweet soul.
DANI Smart. A good friend. Stands by her beliefs.	female	—	Smart. A good friend. Stands by her beliefs.
CAREY Very smart. She will do anything to win.	female	—	Very smart. She will do anything to win.
JESSE African American. Smart. Proud.	—	—	African American. Smart. Proud.
CATE Hopeful. Kind to a fault.	—	—	Hopeful. Kind to a fault.
GRACE Not the sharpest tack in the box.	—	—	Not the sharpest tack in the box.
TERRI Quiet but opinionated.	—	—	Quiet but opinionated.
PAULA Quirky. Odd. Smart.	—	—	Quirky. Odd. Smart.