# The World's Ending and Maybe That's Kinda Hot: School Edition

## Metadata

- Slug: the-world-is-ending-school-edition
- Type: Short Play
- Genre: Comedy
- Acts: 1 act
- Duration: 40–60 minutes
- Cast: Medium (7-14)
- Cast Summary: 4-5f, 3m
- Movement Requirements: Minimal
- Technical Requirements: Minimal- except possible wild high tech ending that’s open to the director/designer’s interpretation
- Suitable For:
  - College/University
  - High School/Secondary
- Primary Image: https://content.uproartheatrics.com/d8zclusdizixfiwwk2o2x3diwxhu

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## Authors

- By [Catherine Weingarten](https://www.uproartheatrics.com/md/authors/catherine-weingarten)

## Overview

**The World is Ending and Maybe That’s Kinda Hot: School Edition**—an aggressively modern, glitter and lollypops adaptation of Boccaccio's *The Decameron.*  Insufferable/irresistible 20-something young nobles escaping the Black Death in the Italian countryside tell each other stories to help forget about the Death Everywhere bit. Weingarten's satirical, ensemble comedy comedy asks, "Can it be kinda hot as the world ends?" while also reflecting on the true power of storytelling in times of turmoil.
“This play captures the chaos of being young and sexy and flawless and gross and understands that all those things added together equal armagaddon. More classical adaptations like this.” —[playwright Matt Minnicino](https://newplayexchange.org/users/4282/matt-minnicino)
**looking for the full-length, saucier (thanks to Boccaccio) version? [Here you go.](https://www.uproartheatrics.com/shows/the-world-is-ending)

## Plot

In this kinda adaptation of “The Decameron” by Boccaccio, 7 hot young people gather in a generic meadow in Italy to hang and tell stories and hit on each other. Each young person tells one story and as the stories are told, secrets and truths about who they are and who they really love come to light. They are like all kinda freaked/not in the bestt space though cause they just escaped the Black Plague, like no big deal cause they’re safe now…or are they??

## Cast

| Name | Description |
| ---- | ---- |
| FILOMENA | Headstrong, dating Panfilo, you wanna be her.	 |
| EMILIA | Super sexy, really spacey, is so intriguing you can’t stop thinkin about it.	 |
| LAURETTA | Really bad at writing songs, kinda a mopey chick, obsessed with Filostrato. |
| PAMPINEA | Super wide-eyed, little bit dumb, really into Dioneo which means she has bad taste in men. |
| PANFILO | Super sweet, can be a doormat, is too nice to be on Tinder. |
| FILOSTRATO | Kinda an intense dude, perpetually bitter about his exes, has separation anxiety from his dog. |
| DIONEO | Supa lusty, likes bird watching, doesn’t give an F. |
| CLARITA | (very small role/could be doublecast) Patron saint who kinda sucks at it. |

## Materials

### Available for additional fee:

| Name | Description |
| ---- | ----------- |
| 60-Minute Talkback with the Creator | A 60-minute Zoom/Google Meet with one or more of the show's creator(s). Licensees and guests can ask questions, share experiences, and hear about the artistic journey of the show and creative team. This can be scheduled before or after the performances. If we are unable to make scheduling work, the cost will be refunded. |
| Video Recording License | License to create an archival recording of the show that may be distributed to the cast and crew. This does not allow publicly posting the performance.
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## Production Images

| URL | Caption | Credit |
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| https://content.uproartheatrics.com/5gz7u310m8mdzx0oc8q5pztc5vc7 | Great Thing Going, Berlin, Germany | Alina Saalman |
| https://content.uproartheatrics.com/mtpm7zzamlrhqc18antcq3fc8tdt | Melancholics Anonymous | Brent Knutson |
| https://content.uproartheatrics.com/6tprt8q0jm1p56asvvipkck4pwx1 | Melancholics Anonymous | Brent Knutson |
| https://content.uproartheatrics.com/ovk2zt5ej03sgcqez1wt8e2o6947 | Melancholics Anonymous | Brent Knutson |
| https://content.uproartheatrics.com/5tq22lqwc36ubzg6citrvmbkh44v | Melancholics Anonymous | Brent Knutson |
| https://content.uproartheatrics.com/1rm0svzx74o2j4mu0fdmxsb1hepa | Melancholics Anonymous | Brent Knutson |
| https://content.uproartheatrics.com/7xdxg497lea1c75tyxyl7jli0nxh | Melancholics Anonymous | Brent Knutson |
| https://content.uproartheatrics.com/elaqdj7cqha527zeo7r5p4k0s5nw | Melancholics Anonymous | Brent Knutson |
| https://content.uproartheatrics.com/7ivq6cu934jksg84975skfjr5nkh | Melancholics Anonymous | Brent Knutson |

## Links

- [View HTML page](https://www.uproartheatrics.com/shows/the-world-is-ending-school-edition)