Late Bus
by B.D. Samuels

Highlights

Female

Male

90 mins Present Day Reduced Casting (Doubling Possible) Exterior Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes Comedy

Synopsis

At Saw Mill Public High School, the late bus picks students up at 6:30 PM – it just never comes on time.

Over the course of a school week, we meet Saw Mill High’s collection of mavericks and misfits with no other way to get home: the chaotic valedictorian, the big-brained transfer, the detention heads, the band geeks, the athlete, the anxious ones, and the one quietly observing it all.

With some magical music, vicious rumors, breakups, and more than one breakdown, Late Bus is a close look at what it means to be in high school in our messy world.

Together, this group of teens in a hurry to grow up might just learn a little bit more about what it means to be here, now.

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Lea A senior	—	—	A senior
James A sophomore	—	—	A sophomore
Bella A sophomore	—	—	A sophomore
Joe A sophomore	—	—	A sophomore
Rebecca A senior	—	—	A senior
Roy A senior	—	—	A senior
Kelly A first-year	—	—	A first-year
Lala A junior	—	—	A junior
Taylor A junior	—	—	A junior
Kara A sophomore	—	—	A sophomore
Two Principalities Played by the actors playing James and Kelly	—	—	Played by the actors playing James and Kelly
Pa System Voiced by a jaded faculty member Bella, Joe, Lala, and Taylor may be played by actors of any gender. If any of them are played against the written gender, pronouns should be altered to reflect the actor’s preferred pronouns. Bella may become “Benny,” and Joe may become “Jo.”	—	—	Voiced by a jaded faculty member Bella, Joe, Lala, and Taylor may be played by actors of any gender. If any of them are played against the written gender, pronouns should be altered to reflect the actor’s preferred pronouns. Bella may become “Benny,” and Joe may become “Jo.”
Natalie A junior	—	—	A junior