New Kid Next Door

10 minute play, and a radio-play version is available! Soon to be published in Smith & Kraus' "The Best 10-Minute Plays of 2024."
Two siblings are stuck with the weird, creepy - and maybe not even human - kid from next door, on July Fourth, when there are firecrackers to be stolen and played with. Let freedom ring!
Suitable for high school, possibly Middle although it might be too edgy.

10 minute play, and a radio-play version is available! Soon to be published in Smith & Kraus' "The Best 10-Minute Plays of 2024."
Two siblings are stuck with the weird, creepy - and maybe not even human - kid from next door, on July Fourth, when there are firecrackers to be stolen and played with. Let freedom ring!
Suitable for high school, possibly Middle although it might be too edgy.

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New Kid Next Door

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  • Aly Kantor: New Kid Next Door

    Putting a group of kids at the center of this chilling story was an amazing way to divert expectations! Even with all the subtle clues, the dark and deeply twisted ending caught me off guard - and only lead to more questions about the new kid next door! Like me, audiences will be perched on the edge of their seats trying to frantically gather clues and figure out what's going on with this well-drawn trio of hooligans. A group of teens would have a BLAST performing these roles and basking in the shocked response! Such a fun, twisted short!

    Putting a group of kids at the center of this chilling story was an amazing way to divert expectations! Even with all the subtle clues, the dark and deeply twisted ending caught me off guard - and only lead to more questions about the new kid next door! Like me, audiences will be perched on the edge of their seats trying to frantically gather clues and figure out what's going on with this well-drawn trio of hooligans. A group of teens would have a BLAST performing these roles and basking in the shocked response! Such a fun, twisted short!

  • John Busser: New Kid Next Door

    Wow! Talk about an explosive ending! My hat is off to Arthur Jolly for this creepy little tale. I thought I knew where it was going, (the signs were sort of there) and, here's the beauty of this play, it zigged juuuuuuuust enough to maintain the unsettling tone, but took it in a way I wasn't quite expecting. I'm trying to be vague here so you'll be tempted to read it. You won't be sorry.

    Wow! Talk about an explosive ending! My hat is off to Arthur Jolly for this creepy little tale. I thought I knew where it was going, (the signs were sort of there) and, here's the beauty of this play, it zigged juuuuuuuust enough to maintain the unsettling tone, but took it in a way I wasn't quite expecting. I'm trying to be vague here so you'll be tempted to read it. You won't be sorry.

  • Ian Thal: New Kid Next Door

    A horror-comedy with a very dry sense of humor. Razielle, the new kid, seems weird. Her parents sound weird too. It does not seem like any one in that family knows how to have fun. But how many of us have never been the weird kid for whom our new friends' ideas of fun and normalcy were a novelty?

    A horror-comedy with a very dry sense of humor. Razielle, the new kid, seems weird. Her parents sound weird too. It does not seem like any one in that family knows how to have fun. But how many of us have never been the weird kid for whom our new friends' ideas of fun and normalcy were a novelty?

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Character Information

  • Simone
    Written as female, but name & pronouns can be changed. Alternate name in character description.
    Character Age
    10-16
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Any
  • KEVIN
    Written as male, but name & pronouns can be changed. Alternate name in character description.
    Character Age
    12-16
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Any
  • Razielle
    Written as female, but name & pronouns can be changed. Alternate name in character description.
    Character Age
    Looks 12-16
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Any

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization Gather by the Ghost Light Podcast (Radio Version), Year 2022
  • Type High School, Organization Anchorage East High School, Anchorage AK, Year 2019