It's Special

by Claudia Haas

1 minute. A mother proudly shows her daughter all the "back-to-school" stuff she bought her. Very, very, very short play.

1 minute. A mother proudly shows her daughter all the "back-to-school" stuff she bought her. Very, very, very short play.

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It's Special

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  • Cheryl Bear: It's Special by Claudia Haas
    “

    The horrific moment that is now sending your child to school. Well done.

    The horrific moment that is now sending your child to school. Well done.

    ”
  • Lucy Wang: It's Special by Claudia Haas
    “

    What a powerful play. I saw the performance on youtube which also packs a punch. So relevant and chilling. Everyone needs to see this.

    What a powerful play. I saw the performance on youtube which also packs a punch. So relevant and chilling. Everyone needs to see this.

    ”
  • Martha Patterson: It's Special by Claudia Haas
    “

    A shocking play, however brief, about gun violence in schools. Clara clearly loves and appreciates her mother - as her mother does, her - but it is the end of this very, very short play that strikes such a chord with those who worry about their kids' safety.

    A shocking play, however brief, about gun violence in schools. Clara clearly loves and appreciates her mother - as her mother does, her - but it is the end of this very, very short play that strikes such a chord with those who worry about their kids' safety.

    ”
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Character Information

Cast: 2 females
Clara (f) age 15, apprehensive and excited about starting high school
Susan (f) 40-ish, Clara’s Mom, loving and protective
  • Clara
    Apprehensive and excited about starting high school
    14-15
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Susanne
    Clara’s Mom, loving and protective. Very.
    40
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s,
      40s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman

Production History

  • Community Theater, Minnesota Shorts, Mankato, MN, 2020
  • Community Theater, Phoenix Rep (Lindenhurst, NY), 2019
  • University, Brooklyn College Gone in Sixty Seconds, 2018