Kudzu

by Daniel Prillaman

CHILDREN'S CAMP CONTAGION
ONE-ACT: It’s lights out. But one fire remains lit, as three counselors sneak some alcohol in effort to loosen up. Finn, Libby, and Parker are deeply shaken by some of the campers recent and disturbing behavior. There’s something wrong with the kids.

And it’s spreading.

CHILDREN'S CAMP CONTAGION
ONE-ACT: It’s lights out. But one fire remains lit, as three counselors sneak some alcohol in effort to loosen up. Finn, Libby, and Parker are deeply shaken by some of the campers recent and disturbing behavior. There’s something wrong with the kids.

And it’s spreading.

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Kudzu

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  • Steven G. Martin: Kudzu

    The breadth of this one-act play is stunning. Daniel Prillaman has successfully incorporated horror, teen romance, philosophy and spirituality into a summer camp setting and it works. I love that "Kudzu" is character-based, it's about the people who are responding to the situation rather than the situation itself. It's a glimpse at humanity ... for the time being, anyway. Great stuff -- chilling, sweet, thoughtful.

    The breadth of this one-act play is stunning. Daniel Prillaman has successfully incorporated horror, teen romance, philosophy and spirituality into a summer camp setting and it works. I love that "Kudzu" is character-based, it's about the people who are responding to the situation rather than the situation itself. It's a glimpse at humanity ... for the time being, anyway. Great stuff -- chilling, sweet, thoughtful.

  • David Hilder: Kudzu

    Oh I LOVE a piece as creepy as this one is! That Kudzu is more than creepy, but also a study of complex young lives interweaving (or not) in a very specific milieu, is a feat of dramatic engineering and I'm truly here for it. I've rarely encountered a script that takes a chilling description of offstage action and then brings it into the physical life of the play so effectively. Hats off to Prillaman and his freaky brain that made this piece.

    Oh I LOVE a piece as creepy as this one is! That Kudzu is more than creepy, but also a study of complex young lives interweaving (or not) in a very specific milieu, is a feat of dramatic engineering and I'm truly here for it. I've rarely encountered a script that takes a chilling description of offstage action and then brings it into the physical life of the play so effectively. Hats off to Prillaman and his freaky brain that made this piece.

  • Jonny Bolduc: Kudzu

    Absolutely brilliant. The mark of a great playwright is that even the little moments, the one off pieces of dialogue stick with you. This is uttered in the first few minutes: I think the more power you give something the more of your own you give away. Hell of a line. Hell of a show. Amazing banter, genuinely creepy atmosphere and a masterclass of tension with one hell of a payoff at the end. I want to see all Prillaman works I've ever read produced, but I REALLY want to see this one.

    Absolutely brilliant. The mark of a great playwright is that even the little moments, the one off pieces of dialogue stick with you. This is uttered in the first few minutes: I think the more power you give something the more of your own you give away. Hell of a line. Hell of a show. Amazing banter, genuinely creepy atmosphere and a masterclass of tension with one hell of a payoff at the end. I want to see all Prillaman works I've ever read produced, but I REALLY want to see this one.

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Character Information

  • Parker
    Does it for the party.
    Character Age
    18
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    any ethnicity
    Character Gender Identity
    Male
  • Parker's Walkie (V/O role)
    At the other end of the walkie.
    Character Age
    17
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    any ethnicity
    Character Gender Identity
    Any gender
  • Finn
    Does it for the kids.
    Character Age
    16
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    any ethnicity
    Character Gender Identity
    Non-binary
  • Libby
    Does it for the work.
    Character Age
    16
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    any ethnicity
    Character Gender Identity
    Female