© 2022 Stacey Lane
Insomniac Cybersociety
Synopsis There’s nothing like a bunch of teens hanging out together in a virtual chat room to provide the perfect setting for a virtual play! Looking for a way to cope with sleepless nights, Poppy creates the Insomniac Cybersociety as a safe, online place for awake but tired teens confined to their bedrooms to pass the long night hours of sleeplessness. It’s almost like going to a slumber party every night, with lighthearted conversation between these virtual friends. Luckily, Poppy strictly enforces the rules to the private chat room: no personal information, no talking about the time, and no consulting with one another about curing their insomnia. New recruits, like Bunny Slippers, must pass an extensive screening by the group before being allowed to join. But Poppy’s own diligence begins to fall victim to exhaustion, made worse by the fact that Poppy is not always aware when she falls asleep, so her conscious thoughts and her dreams fuse together to create strange realities and stranger dreams. Luckily, the latest outsider who gained entry into the secret society cares about Poppy and wants to help. With a completely gender-neutral, totally teenage cast, this virtual comedy is well-suited for middle or high school productions, including at all-girls schools and all-boys schools, teen theatre camps and classes, and virtual one-act competitions.
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Production History Upstart Crow Studios Production Eugene, OR Live Theatre Workshop Production Tucson, AZ Omaha Public Schools Production Omaha, NE McDowell High School Production Marion, NC Phoenix Union HS District #210 Production Phoenix, AZ Madison-Ridgeland Academy Production Madison, MS John Muller Theater Production Dover, DE Megan Nemier-Green Theatre Production Chateaugay, NY El Dorado High School Production Albuquerque, NM Eagle Ridge Academy Production Brighton, CO Cooper City High School Troupe 0784 Production Cooper City, FL University Schools Production Greeley, CO Pembina Trails School Division Production Winnipeg, MB, Canada International Leadership of Texas Production Richardson, TX Watson B. Duncan Middle School Production Palm Beach Gardens, FL Pulaski County Middle School Production Pulaski, VA Rio Norte Theatre Production Canyon Country, CA University of Denver Production Denver, CO Peet Jr. High Production Conroe, TX Hiatt Middle School Production Des Moines, IA Round House Theatre Young Artists Performance Company Bethesda, MD New Egypt Middle School Production New Egypt, NJ Caesar Rodney High School Stage Crew & Thespians Camden, DE Ottawa High School Production Ottawa, KS Madison Middle School Production Marshall, NC York High School 2021 Production York, ME George Hosker-Bouley Productions Production Atkinson, NH Cooper City High School 2021 Production Cooper City, FL San Benito Stage Company SBSC's Teen Show Hollister, CA Broadway Upstate Production Hudson Falls, NY Summerfield ES/MS Production Petersburg, MI Trinity High School Production Manchester, NH Tupelo Middle School Production Tupelo, MS Evergreen Productions Production Green Bay, WI Dover Theater Production Dover, DE St. Monica Catholic High School Production Santa Monica, CA Chateaugay Central School Class of 2021 Production Chateaugay, NY Evergreen School District #114 Production Vancouver, WA Gray/New Gloucester Middle School Production Gray, ME Thales Academy Apex High School Production Apex, NC Los Cerros Middle School Production Danville, CA Hilmar Middle School Production Hilmar, CA Century High School Century’s Panther Playhouse Rochester, MN DEO Middle School DEO Drama Club New Milford, NJ Lake Washington Girls Middle School Production Seattle, WA Lynden Academy Production Lynden, WA Starting Arts Production San Jose, CA Lee Theatre Production Seacaucus, NJ C.A.S.T. Inc. Production Manchester, CT
The cast of Insomniac Cybersociety at Live Theatre Workshop in Tucson, Arizona. Directed by Savannah Whitmer and Stephen Frankenfield.
Character Descriptions Aurora PJ Tryptophan Poppy Night Owl Third Shift Shuteye Sandman Witching Hour Pat Alice in Wonderland Bunny Slippers Tick-Tock Monstrosity Ninja of the Night Voice (audio only) * All roles are teenagers of any gender.
Running Time: 40 minutes Set: bedrooms (virtual platform) Cast: 14 to 16 any gender Published by Pioneer