Playwright's Project

12^th Grade Playwright’s Project

You will be creating a play in which the conflict is based on an ECONOMIC issue that a young adult would face upon leaving high school and entering the work force, college, or the military. Possible scenarios include:

· You have received a “no-strings” financial scholarship.

· You are weighing the implications of joining the armed services.

· You get your first credit card.

· You travel to a third-world nation with a severely depressed economy.

· You have to make real choices concerning financial “wants” and “needs”.

· You find out that a pregnancy is affecting your immediate future.

· You are searching for an apartment and don’t have the finances to afford anything in a nice neighborhood.

· You are embroiled in “roommate conflicts,” such as inability to pay rent or bills.

· You are stuck working a job that you hate but need the $ it provides.

· You have to go to work while other friends are out having a good time.

· You have purchased a car and are experiencing financial woes because of it (i.e. car payments, insurance, gasoline, repairs)

REMEMBER THAT THESE ECONOMIC SITUATIONS ARE THE SPRINGBOARD FOR CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT AND CONFLICT.