We Are Cranston

by Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend

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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Evan Baughfman: We Are Cranston by Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend

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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!

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Matthew Moore: We Are Cranston by Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend

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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 by Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend

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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
Can be played by:
- Actor Age
  
  50s
- Actor Gender Identity
  
  Man
Greg

a varsity football player

Character Age

teens

Character Race/Ethnic Identity

Any

Character Gender Identity

Male
Can be played by:
- Actor Age
  
  Teens
Ricky

a varsity football player

Character Age

teens

Character Race/Ethnic Identity

Any

Character Gender Identity

Male
Can be played by:
- Actor Age
  
  Teens
Chad

a varsity football player

Character Age

teens

Character Race/Ethnic Identity

Any

Character Gender Identity

Male
Can be played by:
- Actor Age
  
  Teens
Announcer

Heard only in voiceover

Character Age

Any Age

Character Race/Ethnic Identity

Any

Character Gender Identity

Any
Can be played by:
- Actor Age
  
  20s,
  
  30s,
  
  40s,
  
  50s,
  
  60s,
  
  70s+

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