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Next Door

Before the film Home Alone there was Vonnegut's Next Door.

  • One Act
  • Comedy
  • 25 minutes

  • Time Period: Contemporary
  • Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult
  • Set Requirements: Interior Set

  • Performance Group:
  • Community Theatre, College Theatre / Student, High School/Secondary
Before the film Home Alone there was Vonnegut's Next Door.

It's a story of Paul Leonard, a nine-year-old boy left at home to deal with is immature big brother, Joe. Paul also must contend with the constant fighting of the Hargers, his next-door neighbors. When Joe abandons Paul, the Hargers get in a near murderous fight that only the boy can prevent. Paul calls for the help of All-Night Sam, the Hargers favorite radio host. All-Night Sam comes to the rescue, but Paul has wrongly assumed that Mr. Harger is fighting with his wife, creating a comically frightful situation. 

  • Casting: 6M, 4F
  • Casting Attributes: Reduced casting (Doubling Possible), Roles for Children

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Before the film Home Alone there was Vonnegut's Next Door. It's a story of Paul Leonard, a nine-year-old boy left at home to deal with is immature big brother, Joe. Paul also must contend with the constant fighting of the Hargers, his next-door neighbors. When Joe abandons Paul, the Hargers get in a near murderous fight that only the boy can prevent. Paul calls for the help of All-Night Sam, the Hargers favorite radio host. All-Night Sam comes to the rescue, but Paul has wrongly assumed that Mr. Harger is fighting with his wife, creating a comically frightful situation. One int. set.

$19.95