Friends Like These

Published by Steele Spring Stage Rights.

"A Masterpiece." - L.A. Examiner

"You will be changed after seeing Friends Like These." - Proxart Magazine

"…a play less about high-school or petty romance, but about identity and the darkness that often fuels it." - Fine Arts L.A.

"...Crafts eloquently captures the petty jealousies, pointless cruelties, and heightened self-consciousness of painful adolescence." -...

Published by Steele Spring Stage Rights.

"A Masterpiece." - L.A. Examiner

"You will be changed after seeing Friends Like These." - Proxart Magazine

"…a play less about high-school or petty romance, but about identity and the darkness that often fuels it." - Fine Arts L.A.

"...Crafts eloquently captures the petty jealousies, pointless cruelties, and heightened self-consciousness of painful adolescence." - Backstage

In this honest and poignant look at adolescence, Garret, an outsider, navigates the tumultuous halls of his school with his best friend Diz, a self-proclaimed freak. They escape the day-to-day tortures of high school in a game-world called Haven, where they slay monsters and save maidens. When Garret catches the attention of Nicole, a popular cheerleader with an honest heart, it upsets the status quo. Jealousy and betrayal force Garret to confront past mistakes and question who his real friends are. This gut-wrenching new play unswervingly explores the tragic consequences of bullying that have left us staggering as a nation time and time again.

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Friends Like These

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization L.A. County High School for the Arts, Year 2017
  • Type Reading, Organization Theatre Unleashed, Year 2016
  • Type Workshop, Organization Theatre Unleashed, Year 2008
  • Type Reading, Organization Write Act Repertory, Year 2007

Production History

  • Type Fringe, Organization Theatre Unleashed (Encore - Hollywood Fringe Festival), Year 2014
  • Type Fringe, Organization Theatre Unleashed (Hollywood Fringe Festival), Year 2014
  • Type Fringe, Organization Theatre Unleashed (San Diego International Fringe Festival), Year 2014
  • Type University, Organization Cal State Fullerton (Student Produced), Year 2013
  • Type Professional, Organization Southwest Entertainment Group, Year 2011
  • Type Fringe, Organization Theatre Unleashed (Hollywood Fringe Festival) , Year 2010
  • Type Fringe, Organization Theatre Unleashed (New York International Fringe Festival), Year 2010
  • Type Professional, Organization Theatre Unleashed, Year 2009

Awards

  • Best Ensemble (Comedy or Drama)
    Valley Theatre League
    Runner Up
    2009
  • La Fringe Award
    L.A. Theatre Review
    Runner Up
    2010
  • Official Selection
    New York International Fringe Festival
    2010
  • The ENCORE! Producers' Award
    Hollywood Fringe Festival
    Winner
    2014
  • The Fringe Ensemble Theatre Award
    Hollywood Fringe Festival
    Runner Up
    2014
  • Best Play (Local Production)
    Broadway World Los Angeles
    Runner Up
    2014
  • Top of the Fringe
    Hollywood Fringe Festival
    Runner Up
    2014