About the Play
Comedy. 10-15 minutes. 6-12 any gender. Suitable for upper elementary and older performers, and audiences of all ages.
Premiered at Redwood Day School (Oakland, CA).
No Talking Allowed! is also available as part of It's Elementary! Twelve Short Plays for Upper Elementary Actors, a collection that may be produced in any order (and with any plays left out).
Synopsis
Jordan gets kicked out of class for talking. But a zero on the test may be the least of Jordan's problems when a pencil starts to talk—and then a locker and a mop and a slew of other inanimate objects. Maybe Jordan's going crazy, but Jordan's not the only one, as soon a hall monitor, the custodian, a teacher and the principal join in as they try to get to the bottom of all the yammering in this comedy inspired by an African folk tale.