Time Freaks by David Lee White

A play for weird high school students and their weird teachers. Dubs and Kale are lifelong friends about to graduate from high school. When Dubs blows his only line in the school play (thus causing him endless amounts of humiliation) Kale uses her grandfather's magic watch to take them back in time to correct Dubs' screw up. Unfortunately, they run afoul of doppelgangers, cavemen, a crazy drama...
A play for weird high school students and their weird teachers. Dubs and Kale are lifelong friends about to graduate from high school. When Dubs blows his only line in the school play (thus causing him endless amounts of humiliation) Kale uses her grandfather's magic watch to take them back in time to correct Dubs' screw up. Unfortunately, they run afoul of doppelgangers, cavemen, a crazy drama teacher, a cringey principal and the laws of time and space. When the watch breaks, time begins to fold in on itself and Dubs and Kale have to straighten it out before they blink out of existence. "Time Freaks" is a play about accepting yourself no matter how many times you mess up the space-time continuum.
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Time Freaks

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  • Cheryl Bear:
    3 Nov. 2021
    “ A fun adventure and a crazy ride that has some lessons to teach about accepting yourself. Fantastic! ”

Character Information

Notes on casting:

Re: Race and ethnicity – Any role can be played by any race or ethnicity.

Re: Gender – Although the gender of characters is referenced in the text, you have the writer’s permission and encouragement to alter the gender of the characters in any way you see fit. You may change any and all pronouns within the text to accomplish this. Cast actors who are right for the roles, regardless of gender. Have fun and be funny!

  • Dubs
    17,
    Any
    ,
    Any gender
    A love-sick high school senior.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Teens
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Any gender
  • Kale
    17,
    Any
    ,
    Any gender
    Dubs’ friend. Desperate to start her adult life. Bails Dubs out of trouble a lot.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Teens
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Any gender
  • Bash
    17,
    Any
    ,
    Any gender
    Tried drama for the first time his senior year. Got the lead. Punches people in the shoulder.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Teens
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Any gender
  • Laze
    16,
    Any
    ,
    Any gender
    High school junior. Also a genius but with test-taking anxiety.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Teens
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Any gender
  • Crue
    17,
    Any
    ,
    Any gender
    Graduate of the Rising Stars Dance Academy. Star of the drama program
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Teens
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Any gender
  • Egg
    16,
    Any
    ,
    Any gender
    A high school junior. Also, a genius.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Teens
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Any gender
  • Principal Wolf
    Middle-aged,
    Any
    ,
    Any gender
    A cringey high-school principal
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      30s, 40s, 50s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Any gender
  • Ms. Grett
    Middle-aged,
    Any
    ,
    Any gender
    A high-strung drama teacher
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      30s, 40s, 50s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Any gender
  • Older Dubs
    Middle-aged, Array,
    Same gender as the actor playing Dubs
    The middle-aged version of Dubs
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      30s, 40s, 50s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Any gender
  • Older Kale
    Middle-aged, Array,
    Same gender as the actor playing Kale
    The middle-aged version of Kale
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      30s, 40s, 50s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Any gender
  • Ensemble
    Teens,
    Any
    ,
    Any gender
    The ensemble can be as few as two people and as many as eight. They play a variety of characters such as Morelli and Porridge (characters from the play-within-the-play) doppelgangers of Dubs and Kale and various cavemen.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Teens
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Any gender