Accommodation
by Greg Burdick

Accommodation Book Cover — Accommodation Cover

Highlights

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105 mins Present Day Role(s) for Teen(s) Unit Set/Multiple Settings Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes

Synopsis

The mother of freshman and rising athletic star Michael Newsome stops by his guidance counselor’s office for a meeting.

While the administration is impressed with Michael’s record-breaking times in the pool, his mother is more concerned that he’s failing Mrs. Dawkins’ science class.

She thinks his poor performance may be because there aren’t proper accommodations put into place to help with Michael’s learning disability.

When Mrs. Dawkins joins the meeting, the ramifications of generational shifts in America’s expectations for education, parenting and teaching rear their heads, to life-altering results.

Press Reviews

"Accommodation is strongly recommended for parents, teachers, students, and – given the impact of these concerns on society as a whole – every citizen. The play is interesting, involving and moving as it treads into very controversial waters."
— Splash Magazine

"[Burdick] raises interesting questions about disability, personal responsibility and the state of education today, but he provides no easy answers."
— Stage Raw

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Mrs. Newsome Thirty-six. Mother of a high school freshman. Young looking, but battle-worn. Humorless. Female.	female	—	Thirty-six. Mother of a high school freshman. Young looking, but battle-worn. Humorless. Female.
Celeste Dawkins Forty-two. Michael’s earth/space science teacher. Perilously close to burning out after twenty years in the classroom. Female.	female	—	Forty-two. Michael’s earth/space science teacher. Perilously close to burning out after twenty years in the classroom. Female.
Ruth Lopez Forty. A former teacher and new high school principal. Guarded, measured, thoughtful. Female.	female	—	Forty. A former teacher and new high school principal. Guarded, measured, thoughtful. Female.
Michael Newsome Fourteen. A ninth grader. Diagnosed with ADHD. Athletic.	—	—	Fourteen. A ninth grader. Diagnosed with ADHD. Athletic.
Anne Roteman Forty-one. A high school guidance counselor. Short, heavyset. She’s kind, maternal, and desperately diplomatic. Female.	female	—	Forty-one. A high school guidance counselor. Short, heavyset. She’s kind, maternal, and desperately diplomatic. Female.