We Could Be Heroes (one-act version)

by Jonathan Dorf

About the Play

Comedy. 45-50 minutes. 1-4 females, 1-6 males, 35+ any gender (10-50+ performers possible). Suitable for middle school and older.

Also available in a full-length version here.

The author grants productions pre-approval to make cuts to meet time limits and community standards regarding profanity and obscenity for Texas UIL and other one-act competitions.

Synopsis

Supervillain The End is determined to rid the world of superheroes in a misguided quest to force mankind to take personal responsibility–and of course for all to bow before them. As supers drop like flies, the military is decimated faster than you can say “decimated” and the President binge-eats her feelings, the only thing standing in The End’s way may be teenage Charlie, the awkward, nerdy girl with a runaway mom and a permanent seat at the losers’ table at lunch. But sometimes the least likely candidate to save the world, if they believe hard enough—with the help of a loyal friend and a brilliant orphan from Parsippany—might actually be the most likely to succeed…

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