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Faculty Room, The

Lively black comedy...A rollercoaster course...Shalwitz gives the evening a snappy, agitated flair. The design supports the script intelligently.

City Paper

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Description

  • Full Length Play
  • Dark Comedy

  • Set Requirements: Interior Set

  • Accolades:
  • Winner! Kesselring Prize for Playwriting
In The Faculty Room, Bridget Carpenter explores the darker side of high school life from the inside of that mythic room, the teacher's lounge. 

English teacher Adam, Drama teacher Zoe and Ethics teacher Bill, along with mysterious new World History teacher Carver, are all taunted by the disembodied voice of Principal Dennis on the P.A. system. Dedicated yet desperate, inspired yet burnt out, hateful yet loving — the teachers of Madison Feury High are a bundle of contradictions in Carpenter's rich portrait. 

A funny and caustic look at how truly f*cked up the relationships between teachers and students can get, The Faculty Room erupts with gunshots, desperate longing, and a growing wave of spiritual fanaticism. Our education system may never recover.
REVIEWS:

Clever one-liners abound... a biting, caustic vision' - DCist.com'Woolly Mammoth's usual excellence characterizes the design team - refreshing & funny

DC Theatre Reviews

The three lead actors [Bowen, Anderson & Russotto] bring a lot of humor to their roles. The dialogue is sharp.

Washingtonian

Lively black comedy...A rollercoaster course...Shalwitz gives the evening a snappy, agitated flair. The design supports the script intelligently.

City Paper

Cutthroat portrayals by Bowen & Anderson...Woolly should be commended for their unwavering commitment to new work

Washington Times

A delightful madhouse [of] over-the-edge teachers...A riot

Arlington Weekly News

Witty dialogue & fine acting [in] this engaging play' - The Economist.com/Cities Guide'Outrageous circumstances. Howard Shalwitz's good-looking production strikes the right tone. Underplayed pretty much to perfection by Michael Willis...Megan Anderson is an appealing presence.

Washington Post
Premiere Production: Actors Theatre of Louisville, 2003

Characters

  • Casting: 5M, 1F
  • Casting Notes: Zoe, Adam, and Carver are attractive; not particularly healthy-looking, though.

  • ZOE BARTHOLEMHEW - about 30, teaches Theater
    ADAM YOUNGER - about 40, teaches English
    CARVER DURAND - about 30, teaches World History
    BILL - somewhere between 40 and death, teaches Ethics
    PRINCIPAL DENNIS - the voice on the P.A. System
    A STUDENT - male, a freshman

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    Faculty Room, The Script Order Now

    In The Faculty Room, Bridget Carpenter explores the darker side of high school life from the inside of that mythic room, the teacher's lounge. English teacher Adam, Drama teacher Zoe and Ethics teacher Bill, along with mysterious new World History teacher Carver, are all taunted by the disembodied voice of Principal Dennis on the P.A. system. Dedicated yet desperate, inspired yet burnt out, hateful yet loving — the teachers of Madison Feury High are a bundle of contradictions in Carpenter's rich portrait. A funny and caustic look at how truly f*cked up the relationships between teachers and students can get, The Faculty Room erupts with gunshots, desperate longing, and a growing wave of spiritual fanaticism. Our education system may never recover.

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