I am always honored to have the message of May I Have Your Attention, Please? spread via the stage. It has been an effective way to reach out to large audiences at one act festivals and community performances. Another way to spread the message that also makes me proud is when teachers decide to use the script as part of their curriculum. This also is a way to reach out to many students and being a former High School teacher, it is a way I can attest to firsthand as effective. So however you spread the message, consider adding the script to your curriculum as yet another way of spreading the message of #Theatre4Change. We’ve reached 25 states, 3 Canadian Provinces and Scotland. Thank you to all who continue to share this message and recommend the play to your friends.
We have produced many plays, over the years, regarding suicide. These are my favorites.
MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE! by Catherine Rhoden-Goguen (Pioneer). Each member of the troubled young man’s family reviews how they treated him. Many warning signs are displayed in this story. We’ve had many positive responses from family and audience members.
AND THEN YOU DIE by Vern Harden takes place in a city dump where a young girl goes to kill herself, but the old homeless man who lives there catches her and talks with her. She ultimately decides not to end her life, but it’s two person cast.
NOBODY HEARD ME CRY by Vern Harden (Pioneer) is about a Jason whose troubles are heard by mom, step-dad, siblings, friends, but he finds “deaf” ears.
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Kathy Siler
Theatre Educator
Payson Unified Schools
Payson AZ
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