Masking

"It's not really surprising that our generation would bestruggling. It's a sane response to an insane world." When the school's lockdown alarm sounds everyone assumesit's a drill. But soon a group of year 9 students find themselvesstuck in a geography classroom with only Deputy HeadPrefect Jamie to keep them under control. It becomes clearthat the school is in lockdown because of an 'incident with apupil.' While the group speculates as to the identity of thestudent and the nature of the 'incident' it slowly emergesthat, although no one's talking about it, the students are allgrappling with mental health issues of their own. Nina Lemon's insightful play sensitively explores thechallenges faced by a group of school kids as they cope with a high-stakes school system in a world that's piling on thepressure. Masking is an original play created with and for youth artscharity Peer Productions. "Moving and unflinching- Masking not only reflects the realities of today's classrooms but celebrates the voices of those within them." - Katy Secombe (actor, director, drama coach) CASTING: 7 actors of equal weight (3 identifying as female, 2 asmale and 2 of any gender - playing 13-17 years) RUNNING TIME: 60-75 minutes