Cäterwäul by Dominica Plummer

Short. It’s the Battle of the Bands Night at the fictitious Amityville High in Vermont — a time honored tradition when high school seniors show their proud families (and their teachers) what they can do with music. On this particular night, the weather has decided that music deserves a break. The show has been canceled. Only problem is, no one has told the infamous death metal band CÄTERWÄUL, who are currently...
Short. It’s the Battle of the Bands Night at the fictitious Amityville High in Vermont — a time honored tradition when high school seniors show their proud families (and their teachers) what they can do with music. On this particular night, the weather has decided that music deserves a break. The show has been canceled. Only problem is, no one has told the infamous death metal band CÄTERWÄUL, who are currently hiding out in the band room. They are hiding out because they are one, crucial, band member short, and there is a heated debate going on what to do about it.

Written for the Playwrights Thriving 2022 Secret Santa Title Exchange.
Title gifted by the equally gifted Scott Sickles. Scott's plays are on NPX.
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  • Aly Kantor:
    5 Dec. 2023
    “ There is so much delightful specificity in the characters in this play, with all the oddly self-conscious candor of a high school student. The revolving door of increasingly colorful characters made this into an engaging and fast-moving glimpse into a very tense and snowy night! The stakes keep rising as the chaos escalates, but it's all tied up with a ridiculous turn of fate that had me laughing out loud! A fun piece that will showcase the talented high school-aged actors in any ensemble! ”
  • Claudia Haas:
    20 Feb. 2023
    “ A death metal band and umlauts. That’s an irresistible combination that can’t be beat. Add in a snowstorm, some punk, a smart-alecky kid, and a smarter-than smart goth teen and you have a musical confection that defies definition. A quirky comedy for teens that just needs a stage. ”
  • Daniel Prillaman:
    23 Jan. 2023
    “ Somebody said once that "teenagers scare the living shit out of me." They've clearly had run-ins with the eclectic and ambitious metalheads of Plummer's "Cäterwäul," who've, in turn, clearly never had run-ins with umlauts. This is glorious chaos. But be warned, it's so infectious that you might stärt using umlauts yourself. You cän never have too many umläuts, right? If you're täking the band seriöusly, if yöu cäre aboüt the bänd, then yöü shöüld be üsing äs mäny äs yöü cän.

    Ümläüts! ”
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