The Grown-Ups
by Skylar Fox, Simon Henriques

Name: The Grown-Ups
Brand: Skylar Fox
SKU: 9780573710001
Rating: 4.18 (142 reviews)

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Highlights

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90 mins Present Day Exterior Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes Comedy

Synopsis

The campers are all finally asleep, and the lake is getting quiet.

Have a beer; make a s’more; tell a scary story.

Figure out what you’re going to have to do in the morning to keep camp fun and safe without letting the kids find out about... well, you’ve seen the news.

I just got a push notification – they’re getting closer.

Following a group of camp counselors trying to mold the leaders of tomorrow when tomorrow is looking bleaker and bleaker, The Grown-Ups explores the traditions that change us, what it takes for us to change them, and how to change yourself when you’re hopelessly, tragically not prepared for this.

Press Reviews

"★★★★ “The coolest new play you probably can’t see."
— Time Out New York

"Top 10 of 2021! “The Grown-Ups is, in fact, really cool; better than that, it is smart, funny, topical and very well-performed... Fox and Henriques weave their plot lines skillfully and suspensefully as they investigate questions of progress, perspective and responsibility... the world of the camp is rich with precise detail."
— Time Out New York

"Best of 2021! “One of the darkest and wittiest scripts I have experienced in the immersive world, which in turn leads to some of the finest performances by an ensemble I have ever seen."
— No Proscenium

"This evocative and deeply unsettling meditation on the uncertainty of life in a culturally divided society more than meets the national moment."
— TheaterMania

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
LUKAS (early 20s, white) – is so psyched to be back this summer	—	20s	(early 20s, white) – is so psyched to be back this summer
CASSIE (early 20s, not white*) – is excited to be joining this summer	—	20s	(early 20s, not white*) – is excited to be joining this summer
BECCA (early 20s, white) – is thrilled to be back this summer	—	20s	(early 20s, white) – is thrilled to be back this summer
MAEVE (early 20s, white) – is literally sooo jazzed to be back this summer	—	20s	(early 20s, white) – is literally sooo jazzed to be back this summer
AIDAN (late 20s, white) – has a lot of new responsibilities this summer	—	20s	(late 20s, white) – has a lot of new responsibilities this summer