Flowers for Algernon (one act)
- One Act, Drama
- 4M, 1F
- ISBN: F28
This hit play is also available in this approved one-act cutting that makes it an ideal choice for contest and school production. When ordering, please specify the one-act version.
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Description
- One Act
- Drama
- 40 minutes
- Target Audience: Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult
- Set Requirements: Area Staging
- Performance Group:
- High School/Secondary, College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre
"Ingeniously touching and intensely real," wrote the critic of The Baltimore Sun. "Convincing, suspenseful, touching," was the comment of The New York Times critic who concluded his review with the observation that this was "affecting, too. How otherwise explain the tears that come to one's eyes at the end."
This is the compelling story of Charlie, a mentally retarded man, and the strange interweaving of his life with that of Algernon, a mouse. Experimental surgery has been performed on Algernon increasing his intelligence fourfold. The operation is tried on Charlie, who rapidly changes from moron to a genius, far more intelligent that his teacher, Alice Kinnian, or the doctors who created the operating technique.
As Charlie approaches the peak of his brilliance, Algernon shows frightening symptoms of regression. The play becomes a race against time in which Charlie tries to keep his new intelligence long enough to save himself and thus continue what he and Alice have found.
This is a different kind of play: poignant, romantic, funny and tragic, but with hope of man's indomitable spirit.
This hit play is also available in this approved one-act cutting that makes it an ideal choice for contest and school production. When ordering, please specify the one-act version.
Characters
- Casting: 4M, 1F
- Casting Notes: One of the male roles may be played by a woman.
Available Material
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Flowers for Algernon (one act) Script
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This hit play is also available in this approved one-act cutting that makes it an ideal choice for contest and school production. When ordering, please specify the one-act version. Area staging. Approximate running time: 40 minutes. One-Act SFX CD |
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