Charity Case
By Ford Ainsworth
Charity Case is a one-act play that needs 8 or more performers (4 women, 4 men). Licensed by Dramatic Publishing.
- Type
- one-act play
- Cast size
- 8 or more performers
- Roles
- 4 women, 4 men
- Cast notes
- 4m., 4w.
- Recommended level
- High school
- Dance
- No dance
- Genre
- drama
- Licensor
- Dramatic Publishing
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Synopsis
This play opens in a cemetery, where an orphaned boy is searching for relatives. The thing he dreads most is being returned to the "Haven," from which he has escaped. This poignant drama shows one of the major problems of our times: the impersonal institutions that are supposed to aid the helpless, the lonely and the handicapped but can't provide the needed help without depriving the individual of his freedom. To be helped, the boy must be locked up. The play has a timeless quality that will aff
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