Batten Down the Hatchlings
By Scott Icenhower
Batten Down the Hatchlings is a play that needs 13 performers (3 women, 3 men, 7 any gender). Licensed by YouthPLAYS.
- Type
- play
- Cast size
- 13 performers
- Roles
- 3 women, 3 men, 7 any gender
- Cast notes
- 3 males, 3 females, 7 any gender.
- Running time
- About 40 minutes
- Recommended level
- Middle school
- Dance
- No dance
- Genre
- comedy
- Licensor
- YouthPLAYS
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Synopsis
It is obvious that hatchling Cliff is different from his family of prairie chickens. A vulture, pretending to be a midwife, talent scout and a casting agent, tries unsuccessfully to take the misfit away. This only strengthens the parents' resolve to keep the family together and teach all the hatchlings the ways of the prairie chicken. Still, Cliff doesn't fit in. Can running away and going on a vision quest help him discover himself and his purpose in life? Loosely based on a Native American sto
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