Hiding Out Loud
Full length: 110 Minutes approximately
Characters: 4 Females and 3 Males
Time & Place: 2018 and Fall of 1992
ACT 1: SCENE 1: Airport waiting area
ACT 1: SCENE 2: Danielle & Amanda’s homes
ACT 1: SCENE 3-ACT 2: SCENE1: Old rural high school gymnasium and an apple orchard
with a barn.
Synopsis: There are things in life that we can never and will never forget. For Amanda and Danielle, it tore them apart 25 years ago. But after all this time, it’s the very thing that has drawn them back together. To try and make it up to her, Amanda promises to attend their 25 year high school reunion which Danielle is planning. What would a reunion be without revealing long held secrets, fulfilling the fantasies of youth and resurrecting old school mascots? The #metoo movement collides with lost generation Xers in this dramedy to discover that sometimes it’s not about the why, but how we move on…if we can ever move on.
Character Breakdown:
AMANDA: Mid-forties, Female who also plays an eighteen year old version of self in
flashbacks. Boyish, with a playful spirit covering deep wounds.
DANIELLE: Mid-forties, Female who also plays an eighteen year old version of self in flashbacks. Matronly, with natural beauty and unnatural energy.
STACY/ENSEMBLE: Mid-forties, Female who also plays an eighteen year old version of self
in flashbacks. Plain and tall, with a hidden inner strength. Can also play other reunion attendees.
JESSICA/BECKY/ENSEMBLE: Mid-forties, Female who also plays an eighteen year
old version of JESSICA. Ultra-feminine, with a strong will and sense of entitlement. Can also
play other reunion attendees.
JOEY/BRYAN/ENSEMBLE: Late-forties, Male who also plays an eighteen year old version of
BRYAN in flashbacks. Earthy, with a Boy Scout exterior hiding regret. Can also play other
reunion attendees.
CLINT/ENSEMBLE: Mid-forties, Male. Athletic and childlike, with a sensitive, volatile ego.
Can also play other reunion attendees.
JUSTIN/AIRPORT VOICEOVER/ENSEMBLE: Mid-forties, Male. Weathered and beaten,
with a soft, mouse-like quality. Can also play other reunion attendees.
DJ: Can be played by the Sound technician on or offstage.
Production/Development History
AMANDA: Mid-forties, Female who also plays an eighteen year old version of self in
flashbacks. Boyish, with a playful spirit covering deep wounds.
DANIELLE: Mid-forties, Female who also plays an eighteen year old version of self in flashbacks. Matronly, with natural beauty and unnatural energy.
STACY/ENSEMBLE: Mid-forties, Female who also plays an eighteen year old version of self
in flashbacks. Plain and tall, with a hidden inner strength. Can also play other reunion attendees.
JESSICA/BECKY/ENSEMBLE: Mid-forties, Female who also plays an eighteen year
old version of JESSICA. Ultra-feminine, with a strong will and sense of entitlement. Can also
play other reunion attendees.
JOEY/BRYAN/ENSEMBLE: Late-forties, Male who also plays an eighteen year old version of
BRYAN in flashbacks. Earthy, with a Boy Scout exterior hiding regret. Can also play other
reunion attendees.
CLINT/ENSEMBLE: Mid-forties, Male. Athletic and childlike, with a sensitive, volatile ego.
Can also play other reunion attendees.
JUSTIN/AIRPORT VOICEOVER/ENSEMBLE: Mid-forties, Male. Weathered and beaten,
with a soft, mouse-like quality. Can also play other reunion attendees.
DJ: Can be played by the Sound technician on or offstage.
Production/Development History
- Reading schedule for Spring of 2020