The Boy on the Beach

by Matthew Weaver

TEN-MINUTE: Three mysterious women happen upon a boy on a beach.

Produced as part of Pyro Playfest by the Paris Junior College Department of Drama in Paris, TX, in April 2019.

Selected for a reading for the West Side Show Room's Rockford New Play Festival in Rockford, Illinois, August 2018.

Listed in Smith & Kraus Best Ten-Minute Plays 2019; second place Circle of Excellence winner.

TEN-MINUTE: Three mysterious women happen upon a boy on a beach.

Produced as part of Pyro Playfest by the Paris Junior College Department of Drama in Paris, TX, in April 2019.

Selected for a reading for the West Side Show Room's Rockford New Play Festival in Rockford, Illinois, August 2018.

Listed in Smith & Kraus Best Ten-Minute Plays 2019; second place Circle of Excellence winner.

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The Boy on the Beach

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  • William L. Walker Montgomerie: The Boy on the Beach by Matthew Weaver
    “

    A delightful take on an ancient myth. Audiences loved this creative and fun work during our annual play fest. Highly Recommend.

    A delightful take on an ancient myth. Audiences loved this creative and fun work during our annual play fest. Highly Recommend.

    ”
  • Deacon Sachs: The Boy on the Beach by Matthew Weaver
    “

    Very creative and interesting take on sirens seeing a boy on the beach! Shows a lot of the inner thoughts before a kiss.

    Very creative and interesting take on sirens seeing a boy on the beach! Shows a lot of the inner thoughts before a kiss.

    ”
  • Andrew Martineau: The Boy on the Beach by Matthew Weaver
    “

    The exploration of a first kiss on a beach is never awkward, shameful, or part of a conscious act of curiosity on the the part of the boy. Whatever it may be, Weaver takes the audience on a seemingly spiritual ride of sensuous human connection. Whether a dream or real, it feels as though this boy will never be the same after the experience. Beautiful and truly evocative in the best sense of the word.

    The exploration of a first kiss on a beach is never awkward, shameful, or part of a conscious act of curiosity on the the part of the boy. Whatever it may be, Weaver takes the audience on a seemingly spiritual ride of sensuous human connection. Whether a dream or real, it feels as though this boy will never be the same after the experience. Beautiful and truly evocative in the best sense of the word.

    ”
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Character Information

  • BOY
    On the cusp of adulthood
    12-14
    Any
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Child,
      Teens
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • A
    18 to early 20s
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • B
    18 to early 20s
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • C
    18 to early 20s
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • VOICE
    Indistinct,
    Any
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman