# Yes, And...

## Metadata

- Slug: yes-and
- Type: Short Play
- Genre: Comedy
- Acts: 1 act
- Duration: 40–60 minutes
- Cast: Medium (7-14)
- Cast Summary: 5-6f, 1m, 2 any gender, ensemble 5+
- Movement Requirements: One character with medium to comically zero tap dance skills.
- Technical Requirements: Minimal
- Performing Groups:
  - Community Theatre
  - College/University
  - High School/Secondary
- Primary Image: https://content.uproartheatrics.com/my3ke5t3cbyqg5ns578fh6933k87

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## Authors

- By Erin Dealey (author slug: erin-dealey)

## Overview

*“If pizza be the food of love, play on!”*
Shakespeare's favorite comedic tropes (jumping to conclusions, forgiveness, twins, disguise!) delivered hot and fresh, all boxed up as a play about awkward teen romance, ex-high school besties, banned books, and theater closures.
A love letter to theater teachers and students alike,*Yes, And...* has tap dancing. And improv. Also, "whether the weather" may make an appearance....
**Want more like this? *Yes, And...* appears alongside two more Shakespeare-inspired one-acts by Dealey, forming the full-length piece [*All The World.*](https://www.uproartheatrics.com/shows/all-the-world)

## Plot

For high school senior Zoey, improv is life. Duke plans an improv party/Twelfth Night celebration “big gesture” to finally tell her how he feels about her—as soon as he gets off work as a singing pizza delivery person. Meanwhile, college freshman Beatrice goes back to visit her high school theater teacher and overhears Admin talking to Mrs. K about closures. Beatrice jumps into action to rally theater kids—including her ex-best friend—to defend the theater program to the school board and keep Mrs. K from quitting. When the board meeting is canceled due to snow, Beatrice ends up at the improv party, where we learn: the meeting was about banned books, apologies can come in many forms, and anything can happen on Twelfth Night.

## Cast

| Name | Description |
| ---- | ---- |
| A NOTE ON CASTING: | All roles can be played by any gender. Please adjust pronouns to your casting needs, no permission from Uproar needed. |
| BEATRICE | F. College freshman. Undeclared. Home for winter break. Medium to comically zero tap dance skills. |
| MRS. K | F. Iris Ketchum, is a well-loved, overworked high school theater teacher. Identical twin to SIRI. *Suggest casting the same actor to play both Mrs. K/Iris and twin Mrs. James/Siri.  |
| ADMIN | Flexible gender. Inflexible when it comes to district rules and state standards. |
| TAVEN | (Rhymes with raven) flexible gender. High school senior. Zoey’s best friend. Raised on Shakespeare but not as intensely as Taven’s mom and aunt. |
| DUKE | M. High school senior, singing delivery person for the family restaurant, Slice of Life. If a Mathlete and a Thespian had a baby and named him after the college where they met. Lovesick over Zoey.  |
| MIRANDA | F. College freshman. Biology major, for now. Laying low during winter break. Translation: shielding herself from the worlds of her stressed-out well-meaning mom as well as her ex best friend, BEATRICE. |
| HELEN | F. Part-time college freshman. Part-time barista. Part-time dog-sitter. Self-appointed mediator between Beatrice and Miranda.   |
| ZOEY | F. High school senior. Improv is life. The rest is just details. Except for maybe Duke, her once and possibly still crush.  |
| SIRI | F. Mrs. James, Taven’s mom, and Iris’s identical twin. Don’t take Mrs. James’ Senior English class unless you want to spend two months studying Shakespeare and plan to earn extra credit by attending the local Renaissance Faire. |
| PARTYGOERS | 5 or more audience members – DUKE’s new friends – all with Happy Birthday cone-hats and “party blower” noisemakers. PARTYGOERS may also include techies and/or cast members from other one-acts.  |

## Materials

### Available for additional fee:

| Name | Description |
| ---- | ----------- |
| 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. |
| 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. |

## Videos

- https://www.youtube.com/embed/LUlYzEMrg3M?t=357