Image is Everything
by Joe Calarco

Image is Everything Book Cover
Image is Everything Cover

Highlights

60 mins Present Day Role(s) for Asian Actor(s) Role(s) for Black Actor(s) Role(s) for Latine Actor(s) Role(s) for Teen(s) Exterior Set Contemporary 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
TOM TOPPLEMAN

A typical game show host. Overly friendly, and a little smarmy.

TAYLOR

Smart. Passionate. He’s a perfectionist. Will do anything to win.

SARA

Smart. Proud. Searching. Recent convert to Islam.

JORGE

Latino. Kind. Empathetic. Dabbles in new age ideas.

SCOTTY

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.

DANI

Smart. A good friend. Stands by her beliefs.

CAREY

Very smart. She will do anything to win.

JESSE

African American. Smart. Proud.

CATE

Hopeful. Kind to a fault.

GRACE

Not the sharpest tack in the box.

TERRI

Quiet but opinionated.

PAULA

Quirky. Odd. Smart.

Videos

Veni Vidi Vici Trailer

Publication

Publisher Samuel French
ISBN-13 9780573704611
ISBN-10 0573704619

Image is Everything is a play written by Joe Calarco and published by Samuel French .

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