Speech & Debate
by Stephen Karam

Name: Speech & Debate
Brand: Stephen Karam
SKU: 9780822222866
Rating: 3.69 (451 reviews)

Off-Broadway

Speech & Debate Book Cover — Speech & Debate Cover

Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

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

Synopsis

In a dark comedy with music, three Salem, Oregon teenage misfits find themselves linked by a sex scandal causing havoc in their town.

Press Reviews

"[A] savvy comedy… bristling with vitality, wicked humor, terrific dialogue and a direct pipeline into the zeitgeist of contemporary youth."
— Variety

"A strong, rangy play… beautifully nails the indirection and crossed-wire communication of teenagers bubbling over with contradictory needs and insecurities."
— Newsday (NY)

"Karam comes through as a writer whose voice is clear, laugh-out-loud funny and uncannily tuned to the way teens talk."
— New York Daily News

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Diwata 17	—	—	17
Howie 18	—	—	18
Teacher/Reporter 40s, female; the Teacher and Reporter could (I think should) be played by one actress. These roles are not caricatures.	female	40s	40s, female; the Teacher and Reporter could (I think should) be played by one actress. These roles are not caricatures.
Solomon 16	—	—	16