We Are Cranston

10 MIN. A high school football team about to play The Big Game is given some bad news, causing a crisis of conscience.

10 MIN. A high school football team about to play The Big Game is given some bad news, causing a crisis of conscience.

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We Are Cranston

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  • Evan Baughfman: We Are Cranston

    We are laughing! It felt a little wrong to be so entertained by the tragedy within these pages, but, these days, I'll take my chuckles wherever I can find them. A brutal and fantastic skewering of overly-competitive sports culture!

    We are laughing! It felt a little wrong to be so entertained by the tragedy within these pages, but, these days, I'll take my chuckles wherever I can find them. A brutal and fantastic skewering of overly-competitive sports culture!

  • Matthew Moore: We Are Cranston

    A darkly comedic riot. Having three students play off the Coach was so smart. They become something of a moral Greek chorus, and the final moment of the play lands the play beautifully. (No pun intended)

    A darkly comedic riot. Having three students play off the Coach was so smart. They become something of a moral Greek chorus, and the final moment of the play lands the play beautifully. (No pun intended)

  • Danielle Wirsansky: We Are Cranston

    We Are Cranston is a darkly comedic critique of the toxic obsession with winning in high school sports. The coach’s blind ambition and the players' moral dilemmas create a hilarious yet heartbreaking contrast. Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend brilliantly highlights the absurdity of adult-driven competition.

    We Are Cranston is a darkly comedic critique of the toxic obsession with winning in high school sports. The coach’s blind ambition and the players' moral dilemmas create a hilarious yet heartbreaking contrast. Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend brilliantly highlights the absurdity of adult-driven competition.

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Character Information

While the three teenage football players are written as males, don’t feel limited by gender when casting.
  • Coach Howard
    Desperate
    Character Age
    50s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Male
  • Greg
    a varsity football player
    Character Age
    teens
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Male
  • Ricky
    a varsity football player
    Character Age
    teens
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Male
  • Chad
    a varsity football player
    Character Age
    teens
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Male
  • Announcer
    Heard only in voiceover
    Character Age
    Any Age
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Any

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization Broken Arts Entertainment , Year 2026
  • Type Community Theater, Organization Minnesota Shorts Play Festival, Merely Players Theatre, Year 2022

Awards

  • Your Worst Nightmare Short Play Festival
    Strange Prescription
    Honorable Mention
    2022
  • Ten Minute Playwriting Festival
    Fargo/Moorhead Community Theatre
    Finalist
    2021