Why Teachers Go Nuts
by Preston Powell

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Highlights

One Act 30 mins Present Day Interior Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes American Comedy

Synopsis

Burlesque, Comedy, Short Play \ 8m, 7f \ An insane discussion of the age old problem: "are teachers driven nuts or are teachers nuts to begin with?" Moving, unperturbed, in a veritable bedlam of a classroom, and accepting the most insane answers as logical and academically correct, Miss Abigail fails to so much as notice the frantic efforts of her pupils to reduce the classroom to shambles.

A godsend to the director who has neither time nor talent at his disposal.

All parts, except that of the teacher, are short and easily memorized.

Characters

Character
ABIGAIL ABBYSINIA

An

BULL DURHAM

A bully and consequently a coward

EARNEST E. RUDITE

He is meticulously polite and

FATSO JUMBO TUBBY TERWILLIGER

An overstuffed

SKINNAY SMITH

A lanky lad whose wrists have

WEARY WILLIE WHITE

The All American

CARY CORNTASSEL

A rube type, dressed in patched

PERCY PRETTYBOY

A self-conscious clothes-horse.

TUFFY TUKES

A wholehearted roughneck who is

LULUBELLE LOLLIPOP

A perfect running mate for

TOMBOY TOOTS

A harum-scarum hoyden who doesn't

BASHFUL BETTY

A shy, small girl born with her

GIGGLY GOON

Constantly giggling at the slightest

SUSIE SIMPER

Well dressed and pretty, a

PEACHES PRIMPER

Well dressed and pretty,

Publication

Publisher Samuel French
Year 1963
Binding Paperback
Pages 24
Language English
ISBN-13 9780573629655
ISBN-10 057362965X

Why Teachers Go Nuts is a American comedy play written by Preston Powell and published by Samuel French (1963).

Digital editions available on Apple Books .

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