Two Boys on the Beach

by Matthew Weaver

TEN-MINUTE-PLUS: Two boys play on the beach while their sitter watches them.

Written Aug. 18, 2019, as part of my personal challenge to myself to write a 10-page play (at least!) each day for the month of August 2019.

Published by Fleas on the Dog, an online publication, Issue 8, March 5, 2021. (In the same issue is one of my favorite plays by one of my favorite playwrights, BEHIND THE SHED by Giselle Muise...

TEN-MINUTE-PLUS: Two boys play on the beach while their sitter watches them.

Written Aug. 18, 2019, as part of my personal challenge to myself to write a 10-page play (at least!) each day for the month of August 2019.

Published by Fleas on the Dog, an online publication, Issue 8, March 5, 2021. (In the same issue is one of my favorite plays by one of my favorite playwrights, BEHIND THE SHED by Giselle Muise, also available on New Play Exchange.)

LGBTQ+ version: THREE BOYS ON THE BEACH

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Two Boys on the Beach

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  • Morey Norkin: Two Boys on the Beach by Matthew Weaver
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    A genuinely captivating story of adolescent growing pains. From exuberant play fighting to cautious adult behavior, Matthew Weaver has given us a tender, relatable play bound to stir memories among audiences.

    A genuinely captivating story of adolescent growing pains. From exuberant play fighting to cautious adult behavior, Matthew Weaver has given us a tender, relatable play bound to stir memories among audiences.

    ”
  • Paul Donnelly: Two Boys on the Beach by Matthew Weaver
    “

    What a tender portrait of youthful friendship and its betrayal. Jack means Lucky no harm and yet the harm is done. Harm Lucky can't acknowledge. The predatory sitter is a disturbing, but entirely credible, presence. A lot of complex emotions are explored in this play's short run time.

    What a tender portrait of youthful friendship and its betrayal. Jack means Lucky no harm and yet the harm is done. Harm Lucky can't acknowledge. The predatory sitter is a disturbing, but entirely credible, presence. A lot of complex emotions are explored in this play's short run time.

    ”
  • Melissa Milich: Two Boys on the Beach by Matthew Weaver
    “

    I am not sure I ever read a play I enjoyed more than this one. Sheer talent. Matthew Weaver is a playwright to watch!

    I am not sure I ever read a play I enjoyed more than this one. Sheer talent. Matthew Weaver is a playwright to watch!

    ”
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Character Information

Upon a suggestion from a playwright whose words and work I greatly admire, a version is available in which WRIGLEY is a young man.
  • WRIGLEY
    16-19
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • JACK
    12-13
    Any
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • LUCKY
    12-13
    Any
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male