1AJGt--IING Of\CE MORE An Evening ofTheatre by MANY..YO·UNG-PLAYWRIGHTS Edited and adapted by TOM ER.HARD .~ THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY © The Dramatic Publishing Company, Woodstock, Illinois .V. NOTICE ••Ii' The amateur and stock acting rights to this work are controlled exclusively by THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY without whose permission in writing no performance of it may be given& Royalty fees are given in our cur­ rent catalogue and are subject to change without notice. Royalty must be paid every time a play is performed whether it is presented for charity or for profit and whether or not admission is charged.. A play is performed anytime it is acted before an audienc€& All inquiries concerning amateur and stock rights should be addressed to: THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COM­ PANY, P.O. Box 109, Woodstock~ Illinois 60098. COPYRIGHT LAW GIVES THE AUTHOR OR HIS AGENT THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO MAKE COPIES. This law provides authors with a fair return for their creative efforts. 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On all programs this notice should appear: Produced by special ar­ rangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Wooo­ stoc.k t Illinois. © MCMLXXXVI, By THOMAS A. ERHARD Printed in the United States of America All Rights Reserved (LAUGHING ONCE MORE) © The Dramatic Publishing Company, Woodstock, Illinois LAUGHING ONCE MORE A Full-Length Play For Three Men and Six Women* CHARAcrERS BOY ONE serious BOY TWO " " " .. coInic BOY THREE "" .. ~ "" ~ .. sensitive GIRL ONE """"" serious GIRL TWO comic GIRL THREE "" sensitive GIRL FOUR """ " shy GIRL FIVE " " sophisticated GIRL SIX " .. """ .. """."" "" angry *The director can use additional cast members, as desired.. The play can also be cut if you need to fit it into a shorter time period, as , for example) in contest use .. TIME: The Present PLACE: ~-\ Stage © The Dramatic Publishing Company, Woodstock, Illinois For Bob .. a Best Friend ~ and Brother, With Love © The Dramatic Publishing Company, Woodstock, Illinois The Student Writers, Their Schools, and Their Teachers in Order of Presentation .. Juxtaposition U Scott Schoen Mountain View High, Mesa Teacher: Dick Saggio "Vanessa Bovat! Van.essa Bova Manzano High, Albuquerque Teacher: Alan Stringer It The Poems Flow II Chris Mayer Catalina High, Tucson Teacher: Elaine Caret "In the Public Library't Eric Smith Manzano High, Albuquerque Teacher: Alan Stringer "'Clarinet Playerll Amalia Howard OirfHigh School Teacher: Dorothy Pfeifer "Spray Paintn lon Jochem Santa Fe High School Teacher: Ben Rael "Inky Stick" Jo Ann Bicknell Eldorado High t Albuquerque Teacher: Elizabeth Sleeter © The Dramatic Publishing Company, Woodstock, Illinois nThe Artist tr Sindy L. Steinberg Basic High, Henderson Teacher: Cheryl Syphus It Looking Glasses Into the PastIt Eric Nash Mountain View High, Mesa Teacher: Dick Saggio "I'm Tired of Sad Poemsu Valerie K 4 Ingram Santa Fe High School Teacher: Mary Rita Haufmann ItGoing Home" Valerie K. Ingram Santa Fe High School Teacher: Beverly A. Friedman IIln Its Place tl Valerie K. Ingram Santa Fe High School Teacher: Beverly McCrary ·'For Dianen Valerie K. Ingram Santa Fe High School Teacher: Beverly McCrary I-January 17, 1984" Valerie K. Ingram Santa Fe High School Teacher: Beverly McCrary "Grandmother Likes to Tell Me~' Valerie K. Ingram Santa Fe High School Teacher: Mary Rita HaufDWllD © The Dramatic Publishing Company, Woodstock, Illinois III Saved Everything" Valerie K. Ingram Santa Fe High School Teacher: Mary Rita Haufmann "Tell Him I Said Good-bye" Valerie K. In-gram Santa Fe High School Teacher: Mary Rita Haufmann tlA Pass to My Father" Michelle Mills Mountain View High, Mesa Teacher: Dick Saggio llCam.era's Eyer. Bonnie Brinkman Mountain View High, Mesa Teacher: Dick Saggio I'Pieces of Mother and Daughter" Caroline Adams Santa Fe High School Teacher: Judith M. Duval UThe Plunge" Wayne Gardner Eastwood High t EI Paso Teacher: N. Kay Valek IIOnly Violetsn Roberta Martinez Bernalillo High School Teacher: Orlando H. Vigil "In a Thousand Dreams" Jon Jochem Santa Fe High School Teacher: Ben Rael © The Dramatic Publishing Company, Woodstock, Illinois "Strangling Her Finger" Dolores Calugas Shadow Mtn. High, Phoenix Teacher: Sharon Gaio "Never Been Kissed" Nils Fullerton Manzano High, Albuquerque Teacher: Alan Stringer ItI Rejected Her" Suna Gurol Esparola Valley High Teacher: Catherine Mecklenburg "What's Wrong?-! Scan Blankett Manzano High 9 Albuquerque Teacher: Alan Stringer I·Used Confetti and Torn Streamers·1 Laura Ann Reyes Ysleta High. Et Paso Teacher: Juawanna Newman "Imaginative Reality" Ginger Wood Las C-ruccs High School Teacher: Phyllis Wright n A Cool BreezeII Ted Dewey Espamla Valley High School Teacher: Catherine Mecklenburg llBackstop at Nighttt Randy Miranda Manzano High, AlbuQuerq~ue Teacher: Alan Stringer © The Dramatic Publishing Company, Woodstock, Illinois .IRainbows Love Introductions" Jon Aragon Albuquerque High School Teacher: Leah Ready IIA Wake of Daisies·' Lilia Ramirez Ysleta High, El Paso Teacher: Juawanna Newman IlDon't Walk on the Sunnysidel' Jon Jochem Santa Fe High School Teacher: Ben Rae! "The School Bus·1 David Lynch Manzano High t Albuquerque Teacher: Alan Stringer ItThe Pedals Flyn John Biebel AlbuquCfque High School Teacher: Leah Ready -I Have Closed the Door" ·Traei Schimplcr Manzano HiIb, Albuquerque Teacher: Alan Stringer "Only IfYau Try· Timothy Shultz Eldorado Hip. Albuquerque Teacher: Eli2abeth Sleeter "Childhood Is•.. It Susan Lassiter Deming High School Teacher: Harvielee 0 .. Moore © The Dramatic Publishing Company, Woodstock, Illinois UPlaying Doctor" Lara Candland Mountain View High, Mesa Teacher: Dick Saggio uAll's Well That Ends Wen" Cindy Fabian Mountain View High J Mesa Teacher: Dick Saggio IIA Haircut for RalphII Susan Braden Mountain View Hight Mesa Teacher: Dick Saggio tiThe Silver Medallion tl Larry Cruise Mountain View High J Mesa Teacher: Dick Saggio ttFolk Story·t Robert Gutierrez Ysleta High t El Paso Teacher: Dorothy Lantow UJimmy Lee McKaylt Elisa Oliver Clifton High School Teacher: Eugenia Tadlock 't CommercialstI Jay Turley Santa Fe High School Nancy Armbruster "Working for Ronald McDonaldll Kris Marshall Mountain View High, Mesa Teacher: Dick Saggio © The Dramatic Publishing Company, Woodstock, Illinois IIFate of a Butterfly" Julie Podszus Shadow Mtn .. High, Phoenix Teacher~ Carol Anderson Gibson IIDripping Blood't Vanessa Bova Manzano High, Albuquerque Teacher: Alan Stringer ItChocolate Staining My Hands It Traci Schimpler Manzano High, Albuquerque Teacher: Alan Stringer "Walk Bad, Act Toughlt Kim Edgmon Dobson High 1 Mesa Teacher: Mitch Hamlin ItPsychosis" Traci Schimpler Malwno High, Albuquerque Teacher: Alan Stringer ·Upon the Coffee Table" SusanRapp Mountain V'iew ItiIh t Mesa Teacher: Diek Sagjo -Gabe­ Renae Baros. Ma·nzaDQ Hi.p t- Albuquerque Teacher Alan StrinJer nJenny: Room 203 ft SCott Schoen Mountain View High I Mesa Teach-er: Dick Saggio (EDDOR·S NlYJE.. Scott's slory supplied the t for this production. ) © The Dramatic Publishing Company, Woodstock, Illinois It I Dream of Dragons 11 Scott Schoen Mountain View High t Mesa Teacher: Dick Saggio II Watermelon II Ruben Barron Ysleta High, EI Paso Teacher: Juawanna Newman ttMy Cold" Janice Robbins Monte Vista High School Teacher: Lucy Bridgewater "Late One Morning" Angelica Sanchez Manzano High ~ Albuquerque Teacher: Alan Stringer "School Cafeteria BluesI' K.E. Kahle Mountain View High, Mesa Teacher: Dick Saggio liThe Answer tt Sandra Williams Valley High, Las Vegas Teacher: Robert W A Salchert ItLie in Darkness" Jon Jochem Santa Fe }Ugh School Teacher: Ben Rae) II A Slow DeathIt Marlene Kelley Tohatchi High School Teacher: -Olorianna Locklear © The Dramatic Publishing Company, Woodstock, Illinois LAUGHING ONCE MORE AT RISE OF CURTAIN: The cast comes onto the empty stage to music, live if possible I and dresses either casually or identically. GIRL ONE (very warmly). Hi. Glad you could come tonight. (The others wave and ad-lib greetings to the audience.) This evening we're going to present an unusual sort of play for you. BOY TWO ~ I'll say. No set. ~To costumes. GIRL TWO. No plot! GIRL ONE. But plenty of youthful imagination. We're going to dramatize poems and short stories written by teen-agers. We think you1'll have an exciting time. First J let me introduce the actors and actresses 4 ( She introduces each member of the cast by his or her own name~ including herself.) \Vell all playa wide variety of different characters during the evening. Which I by the way t will be about an hour and a half. BOY ONE. Maybe you've heard about the plays, 111 Know I Saw Gypsies" and III Saved a Winter Just for Yau. I' This is the third in that series. Theytre filled with poems and stories written by young men and women in high school t very recently t and were winners in the Southwest High School Creative Writing Awards 4 GIRL ONE. That's a program at New Mexico State University that honors these young people by publishing them in a booklet that goes to more than 500 high schools in seven states every spring. GIRL SIX. But writing that kids do is always so depressing. And angry. GIRL FIVE.