Author signed teen plays GOSSIP and USERNAME


Item Number: 125

Time Left: CLOSED

Value: $15

Online Close: Nov 3, 2021 10:00 PM EDT

Bid History: 1 bid - Item Sold!


Description

Winning bidder will receive author-signed copies of the hit teen plays, GOSSIP, and USERNAME by Brian Hampton.

These plays have been seen worldwide, and are frequent competition winners. GOSSIP packs a powerful punch as it brings Gossip to life and gives its infectious spread a visible presence onstage. A group of high school theatre students befriends a charming yet sinister new student named Gossip. She immediately makes herself right at home as she secretly manipulates and twists the truth to get what she wants. But as her new friends begin to figure it all out, they turn on her as ruthlessly as she went after them, leading to a surprisingly twisted ending.

USERNAME is the story of Cameron who is already feeling pressure from peers and family to engage more in technology and social media. One parent works from home, teleconferencing every day. Another is obsessed with the phone and Facebook. Sibling Carson is rarely seen without gaming goggles and a controller in hand. The pressure mounts when Cameron starts at a new school, Network Technology School, where social media is a way of life and the entire student body goes only by usernames. Cameron is expected to join a school club styled after specific social media approaches — from humble braggers and shameless self-promoters to notorious trolls and conspiracy theorists. But what if Cameron doesn’t fit any of those molds? And is Cameron the only one who feels alone in a sea of social media, or could there be others who feel the same? These plays are a hit with actors (great characters, twists, and turns) and teachers and parents (with powerful lessons of social issues that face teens today).

Donated by

Brian Hampton