Prom Queens Unchained
by Stephen Witkin, Larry Goodsight, Keith Herrmann
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Synopsis
A TWO ACT PLAY
Press Reviews
"Nonstop silliness… The show grows steadily loopier until it becomes permanently and deliriously unhinged."
— The New York Times
"Explodes on and off the stage with raucous cheerfulness."
— United Press International
"A zany, exuberant, take-no-prisoners assault on the 1950s in general, and high school in particular, that makes Grease and Bye Bye Birdie seem rather pale."
— Chicago Tribune
"Has more subplots per square minute than any other show, and each of them is a frolic… A hilarious spoof."
— Back Stage
Characters
| Character |
|---|
Venulia A teenage alien from the planet Venulia; an exotic, mysterious beauty with an even more mysterious accent. |
Mr. Sloan 30s; a handsome, sincere but libidinous Guidance Counselor. |
Grant Cassidy Teens; a dreamboat jock, Captain of every team, vain, arrogant. |
Cindy Mackelroy Teens; a plain, slightly overweight virgin with inner beauty, emotional, wholesome. |
Louise Blaine Teens; a sexy, tough “bad girl” with a prison record; vampy, trampy, cool. |
Carla Zlotz Teens; a tiny, low-key beatnik; pregnant, plays bongos. |
Frank “Switch” Dorsey Teens; a juvenile delinquent with a switchblade; a rebel with many causes, paranoid of commies. |
Eddy “Wheels” Stevenson Teens; one of the guys. |
Brenda Carbello Teens; a cheerleader, a follower. |
Richie Pomerantz Teens; an obsessive science genius; a real square, a virgin. |
Violet O’Grady Teens; a cheerleader. |
Myron “Hicky” Greenberg Teens; an obnoxious nerdy class clown. |
Sherry Van Heusen Teens; a beautiful two-faced evil head cheerleader; a calculating spoiled snob. |
Mr. Mcissac 70s; an ancient, pokey history teacher. |
Mr. Cornelius 30s; an exuberant, passionate math teacher. |
Mr. Pike 40s-50s; a vicious and feared Vice Principal; the “vice” in Vice Principal. |
Miss Carlson 30s; a homely science teacher on the verge of a nervous breakdown. |
Mr. Turk 30s; a strict, no-nonsense English teacher. |
Mrs. Glick 50s-60s, a dowdy, cantankerous secretary. |
Roy Mackelroy 30s; the quintessential pipe-smoking, cliché-spewing sitcom 50s father. |
Bunny Mackelroy 30s; a manipulative ex- prom queen from the Donna Reed School of Motherhood. |
Mario Lanza 40s; the famous operatic tenor; flirtatious, charming, stilted. |
Minka Lasky Teens; an accident-prone, seven-fingered accordion player; a beatnik zombie.Casting Note:The actor playing MR. SLOAN also plays MR. McISSAC, MR. CORNELIUS, MISS CARLSON and MR. TURK.The following are suggested cast doublings: |
Mr. Kelty 50-60, a kindly old paternal janitor. |
Publication
Prom Queens Unchained is a American play written by Stephen Witkin and published by Samuel French in London (1992).
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