Publications
Graffiti is committed to publishing scripts for young audiences and for young performers.
So far our Script Series includes A Day in the Life of a Pencil by Ray Scannell , a script for professional production to older teenagers, and The Lost Ones by Laurie Brooks, a script for professional production to younger teenagers.
Our next publication will be My City Saturday devised by ACTIVATE Youth Theatre under the direction of Geraldine O’Neill.
If you would like more information on our publications, or would like to purchase a copy, please contact us.
A Day in the Life of a Pencil
A Day in the Life of a Pencil is a hard hitting and thought-provoking play by Ray Scannell, and is the centre of a programme which explores the personal and social entrapment of a boy involved in drug-dealing and the betrayals which surround him.
“…I can merely say that A Day in the Life of a Pencil left me stunned as I watched, listened, tasted, smelt, was touched, absorbed and nourished by the performances…”
“…Scannell’s script calls for what I will refer to as ‘performance respect’. In the original production, Graffiti provides this in all aspects, from acting to directing, sound to lighting. Companies attempting a respectful and respectable production of this show need to take their work very seriously, as Graffiti clearly did.”
Robert Taylor PhD is Chair of the Department of Interdisciplinary Arts and Performance at Arizona State University.
The Lost Ones by Laurie Brooks.
Set in a world of war the feral children play only at what they know – war. Knowing nothing of normal relationships, they construct a meaningful world of their own, until something happens which forces them to look outside…
“…The Lost Ones not only speaks to young people, but it also speaks about young people.”
“Brooks presents an uncompromising view of the world, and she invites her young audiences to consider serious issues seriously, as she does not offer easy answers or a simple, unambiguous resolution.”
Roger L Bedard holds the Evelyn Smith Family Professor of Theatre at Arizona State University