PROSPECT HIGH: BROOKLYN may be presented as a vignette play in which each scene stands alone and we see each character only once, or as a traditional play with characters that track through the entire story. Both versions are presented in the printed text.

A NOTE ON CASTING

Andrea: freshman, female, spunky. Devin: sophomore, male, volatile. Anny: junior, transgender, joyous. 

Bria: senior, female, forceful. Mr./Ms. Charles: teacher, male, placid. Newscasters. Ensemble.


Small-Cast Version (5)

Andrea: freshman, female, spunky. Devin: sophomore, male, volatile. Anny: junior, transgender, joyous. Bria: senior, female, forceful. Mr./Ms. Charles: teacher, male, placid. Mr./Ms. Curran. Justice. Bridgett. Daria. Mr./Ms. D. Mr./Ms. Nichols. Makala. Newscasters. Ensemble.

Medium-Cast Version (12)

Andrea: freshman, female, spunky. Devin: sophomore, male, volatile. Anny: junior, transgender, joyous. Bria: senior, female, forceful. Mr./Ms. Charles: teacher, male, placid. Mr./Ms. Curran. Justice. Bridgett. Daria. Mr./Ms. D. Mr./Ms. Nichols. Makala. Lewis. Danielle. Kiarra. Rachel. Jessica. Milan. Newscasters. Ensemble.

Large-Cast Version (18)

Unnamed ensemble members have often been included in productions of this play in sections of dance, song, or action between scenes. These interpolated sections have been an opportunity for students to create wholly original content reflecting on the primary action. 

The Ensemble (optional)

60-Minute Talkback with the Creators

Video Recording

Prospect High: Brooklyn

The new play, a collaboration between Roundabout, playwright Daniel Robert Sullivan, and nine New York City teenagers, began its rolling national premiere last week.

Capturing the High School Experience in ‘Prospect High—Brooklyn’

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It starts with a horrific crime. The next 90 minutes rip through a high school in real time, where life-changing actions culminate in one disturbing act.