The Girl Outside

by Cameron Briones

Trapped inside the basement of an abandoned house that is falling apart, four kids — Larissa, William, Trudy, and Kian — find a painting of a little girl and discover that they can stop the house from crumbling by taking the little girl out of her artistic prison. One by one, the kids take turns pulling the girl out as they explore her trauma while also working through their own, but will they make it out...

Trapped inside the basement of an abandoned house that is falling apart, four kids — Larissa, William, Trudy, and Kian — find a painting of a little girl and discover that they can stop the house from crumbling by taking the little girl out of her artistic prison. One by one, the kids take turns pulling the girl out as they explore her trauma while also working through their own, but will they make it out together before the house caves in, if it caves in at all?

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The Girl Outside

Character Information

  • Larissa
    A high school aged girl who is goal-oriented to a fault, leading everybody on but only telling them the information she judges to be relevant.
    14-18
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • William
    A middle school aged boy who vies for keeping up the status quo no matter what when everything is falling apart.
    11-14
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Child,
      Teens
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • Trudy
    A high school aged girl who tells it how it is despite knowing that she doesn't treat her own words as gospel.
    14-18
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Kian
    An elementary school aged boy who respects authority but does not appreciate being treated like someone who should be kept innocent.
    6-11
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Child
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • The Girl Outside
    A girl who fluctuates between elementary school aged, middle school aged, and high school aged; she tries to find her own place in her world even though others make her feel like she doesn't have one.
    6-18
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Child,
      Teens
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman

Awards

  • Excellent
    Thespys
    2025
  • Superior
    Nevada Thespians
    2025