Press
By Lojo Simon
Press is a play that needs 10 performers (5 women, 5 men). Licensed by YouthPLAYS.
- Type
- play
- Cast size
- 10 performers
- Roles
- 5 women, 5 men
- Cast notes
- 5 females, 5 males.
- Running time
- About 40 minutes
- Recommended level
- High school
- Dance
- No dance
- Genre
- drama
- Licensor
- YouthPLAYS
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Synopsis
When a high school newspaper receives an advertisement for an LGBTQ+ bookstore, the student staff heads to press—until their faculty advisor forbids it on grounds of indecency. Outraged Editor-in-Chief Lauren rallies her editorial staff, the bookstore owner and even a Washington Post reporter to protest this act of censorship, but will they be able to stand up to the school administration? Featuring non-linear storytelling and intimate insights into the journalistic process, Press is based on th
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