Synopsis Nightmare-prone Poppy has a solution to the soul-crushing loneliness that teenage insomniacs face when they are confined to their bedrooms for nights that seem like they will never end. She has created the Insomniac Society, an internet chat room where the sleepless can share their frustrations until their alarms go off. Members-to-be must pass Poppy’s test to prove that they are who they claim and must adhere to her strict internet safety rules. When Poppy finds herself completely alone one bleak restless night, the solitude is too much for her. She lets a suspicious character join. The new recruit turns out to be Poppy’s younger sibling who is intent on telling Mom and shutting down her site. With a cast of entirely gender-neutral teenage characters, this fifty-minute dark comedy is well-suited for Thespian One-Act Play Competition, teen theatre camp, and high school production, including at all-girls or all- boys schools.

Production History Slant of Light Theater Company Snapshots Workshop Milford, CT Beverly Hills Theatre Guild Marilyn Hall Award for Youth Theatre Beverly Hills, CA Honorable Mention Gatton Community Theatre Scratch Scripts Workshop Gatton Park, Reigate, UK Wordsmyth Theater Company New Play Reading Series Semi-Finalist Houston, TX Chicago Street Theatre Blooms Valparaiso, IN DaPoPo Theatre Live-In Festival Play Reading Series Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Dandelion Theatre The Make Ready Chicago, IL Riverside High School Northeast Ohio Area Conference Painesville, OH The Annoyance Theatre Tuesdays at 9 Chicago, IL Akron Firestone Ohio Thespian Conference Akron, OH Community Learning Center Beaumont School Production Cleveland Heights, OH Playground Theater First Mondays Chicago, IL Alternative High School 2020 Production Calgary, AB, Canada Chandler USD 80 Production Chandler, AZ Garrison Union Free School District Production Garrison, NY Sunridge Middle School Production Winter Garden, FL Seedling Theatre Company Production Henderson, NV Holy Family Parish School Production Kirkland, WA La Reina High School Production Thousand Oaks, CA New Hanover County Schools Production Wilmington, NC Alternative High School 2021 Production Calgary, AB, Canada Odyssey Preparatory Academy Production Buckeye, AZ J R Gerritts Middle School Production Kimberly, WI Kazakhstan International School Production Almaty, Kazakhstan Rogers High School Production Rogers, AR

The cast of Insomniac Society at Beaumont School in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Directed by Kate Williams-Bernardo.

Running Time: 50 minutes Set: lounge (interior unit) Cast: 14 to 15 any gender Published by Pioneer