Synopsis

Speech & Debate

Speech & Debate $13

Stephen Karam

Published by Dramatists Play Service

2 Male 2 Female

Three teenage misfits in Salem, Oregon discover they are linked by a sex scandal that's rocked their town

When one of them sets out to expose the truth, secrets become currency, the stakes get higher, and the trio's connection grows deeper in this dark and searching, fiercely funny musical comedy

REVIEWS

" ... savvy comedy ... bristling with vitality, wicked humor, terrific dialogue and a direct pipeline into the zeitgeist of contemporary youth ... Karam has a keen ear for how teens talk, move and think, how they view each other and the adult world ... and uses both the advantages and perils of cyberspace to make amusing, original points" ~ Variety

"A triumph ... hilarious, cliché-free, and immensely entertaining ... Stephen Karam's dark comedy seems to be about a frumpy girl, a nerdy guy and an openly gay guy who band together to disclose the truth about a teacher who preys on his male students. But that topical plot is almost window dressing. The play's real accomplishment is its picture of the borderland between late adolescence and adulthood, where grown-up ideas and ambition coexist with childish will and bravado" ~ NY Times

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