Dramedy. Requires an ensemble of a minimum of 10-12 actors and a maximum of 30+ (most roles are gender flexible, though there should be at least 3 males and 6 females). 30-35 minutes. All settings are meant to be suggested. It has its own special website, featuring a study guide, production resources, pictures, video, testimonials and more at http://thankyouforflushing.com.

Thank You for Flushing My Head in the Toilet and other rarely used expressions premiered at the Springfield Academy of Arts and Academics in Springfield, Oregon. It was first read by students at Idyllwild Arts Academy, Idyllwild, California, who helped greatly in the play's development.

The play has also been used successfully in both solo and duo dramatic interpretation competitions (competitive forensics), producing the state champion in Georgia and the runners-up in Tennessee, respectively.



"In my 17 years of teaching, I have rarely found a script that has touched the cast, crew, student and adult audience in such a profound way. Upon our first reading of the play, our company stated that it was a play that we had to produce. My students felt like they needed to do this for their school."

--Troy Herbort, head of the Fine Arts Department, Socorro High School (El Paso, Texas)



"We had a great experience with Thank You for Flushing... We took it to state competition and loads of directors were asking about the show. Several went on to produce it themselves. I am sure they saw in it what we saw: a piece that addresses bullying in a straightforward, non-cloying way. The emotions here are sincere but not sappy. My students liked the fact that it is a 'call to action' for their peers. I would recommend this piece for high school as well as middle school actors and audiences. The set and costume requirements can be as simple or as elaborate as your budget allows. Altogether, this is a rewarding piece of theatre."

--Mindi Penn, North Myrtle Beach High School (Little River, South Carolina)

For Achilles and Helen, getting bullied is a dismal fact of life -- Achilles regularly has his head flushed in the toilet, and Helen invents reasons to arrive late to school so she can avoid a vicious clique. When cool girl Glinda magically materializes and offers them a way out, they each jump at the chance. But Glinda's solution is to turn them into the very people who have tormented them. Can Achilles and Helen find another way out?