A Little Help

A Little Help by Alan Haehnel

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Productions (30)
Comedy
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35 - 45 minutes
7 W, 2 M, 21 Any (9-35 actors possible: 7-33 W, 2-28 M)
Set: Unit set: open stage or simple platforms.

Sam is a woman on the run. What started as an innocent search for self-improvement becomes a nightmare at the local Help Store, whose status-obsessed representatives insist on radical alterations to Sam's body image (both natural and surgical), her finances, and her romantic life. Will Sam be seduced by this impossible quest for perfection? Unfolding in Seuss-esque rhymed couplets, this large-cast comedy questions the modern assumption that something's got to be wrong with everyone.

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Play Details

Sam is a woman on the run. What started as an innocent search for self-improvement becomes a nightmare at the local Help Store, whose status-obsessed representatives insist on radical alterations to Sam's body image (both natural and surgical), her finances, and her romantic life. Will Sam be seduced by this impossible quest for perfection? Unfolding in Seuss-esque rhymed couplets, this large-cast comedy questions the modern assumption that something's got to be wrong with everyone.

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 35 - 45 minutes
  • 7 W, 2 M, 21 Any (9-35 actors possible: 7-33 W, 2-28 M)
  • Set: Unit set: open stage or simple platforms.

Production History

JUN 28, 2019 - JUN 28, 2019
Marin Theatre Company
Mill Valley, CA United States
 Marin Theatre Company Mill Valley, CA United States
MAR 09, 2018 - MAR 11, 2018
Otter Valley Union High School
Brandon, VT United States
 Otter Valley Union High School Brandon, VT United States
JAN 13, 2018 - JAN 13, 2018
The Evergreen Playhouse
CENTRALIA, WA United States
 The Evergreen Playhouse CENTRALIA, WA United States
MAY 26, 2017 - MAY 26, 2017
Westmont High School Theatre Arts Department
Campbell, CA United States
 Westmont High School Theatre Arts Department Campbell, CA United States
DEC 01, 2014 - DEC 31, 2014
Denver Public Schools
Co, CO United States
 Denver Public Schools Co, CO United States
JAN 23, 2014 - FEB 15, 2014
Wester MIddle School
Frisco, TX United States
 Wester MIddle School Frisco, TX United States
MAY 23, 2013 - MAY 23, 2013
Gosney Auditorium
Pasadena, CA United States
 Gosney Auditorium Pasadena, CA United States
FEB 23, 2013 - APR 19, 2013
Neosho High School
Neosho, MO United States
 Neosho High School Neosho, MO United States
JUN 30, 2011 - JUN 30, 2011
Badger Ridge Middle School
Verona, WI United States
 Badger Ridge Middle School Verona, WI United States
JAN 22, 2011 - JAN 22, 2011
Mabel-Canton Schools
Mabel, MN United States
 Mabel-Canton Schools Mabel, MN United States
NOV 01, 2009 - NOV 04, 2009
Bowbells High School
Bowbells, ND United States
 Bowbells High School Bowbells, ND United States
JUN 12, 2009 - JUN 12, 2009
Pinecrest High School
Southern Pines, NC United States
 Pinecrest High School Southern Pines, NC United States
APR 01, 2009 - APR 30, 2009
Utterback Middle School
Conrad, MT United States
 Utterback Middle School Conrad, MT United States
APR 24, 2008 - APR 25, 2008
Memorial Middle School
Houston, TX United States
 Memorial Middle School Houston, TX United States
DEC 11, 2007 - DEC 11, 2007
Badger Ridge Middle School
Verona, WI United States
 Badger Ridge Middle School Verona, WI United States
MAR 31, 2007 - MAR 31, 2007
Westerly High School
Westerly, RI United States
 Westerly High School Westerly, RI United States
MAR 22, 2007 - MAR 30, 2007
Thomas Alva Edison High School
Stockton, CA United States
 Thomas Alva Edison High School Stockton, CA United States
MAR 08, 2007 - MAR 09, 2007
Alta Loma High School Auditorium
Alta Loma, CA United States
 Alta Loma High School Auditorium Alta Loma, CA United States
MAR 01, 2007 - MAR 24, 2007
Rivendell Academy
Orford, NH United States
 Rivendell Academy Orford, NH United States
FEB 23, 2007 - FEB 24, 2007
Wester Middle School Theatre
Frisco, TX United States
 Wester Middle School Theatre Frisco, TX United States
JAN 06, 2007 - JAN 07, 2007
Horace Mann Auditorium
NORTH FOND DU LAC, WI United States
 Horace Mann Auditorium NORTH FOND DU LAC, WI United States
NOV 15, 2006 - NOV 17, 2006
Pinecrest High School
Southern Pines, NC United States
 Pinecrest High School Southern Pines, NC United States
OCT 28, 2006 - OCT 28, 2006
Pinecrest High School
Wake Forest, NC United States
 Pinecrest High School Wake Forest, NC United States
OCT 21, 2006 - NOV 17, 2006
Waukesha West High School
Waukesha, WI United States
 Waukesha West High School Waukesha, WI United States
MAR 31, 2006 - APR 01, 2006
Washington Middle School
Olympia, WA United States
 Washington Middle School Olympia, WA United States
FEB 21, 2006 - MAR 08, 2006
Briarhill Middle School
Highland Village, TX United States
 Briarhill Middle School Highland Village, TX United States
FEB 17, 2006 - FEB 17, 2006
Briarhill Middle School
Highland Village, TX United States
 Briarhill Middle School Highland Village, TX United States
DEC 08, 2005 - DEC 08, 2005
Union Pines High School
Cameron, NC United States
 Union Pines High School Cameron, NC United States
NOV 21, 2005 - DEC 05, 2005
Osmond Community School
Osmond, NE Canada
 Osmond Community School Osmond, NE Canada
MAR 29, 2004 - MAR 29, 2004
All Saints Episcopal School
Fort Worth, TX United States
 All Saints Episcopal School Fort Worth, TX United States
No upcoming productions.
No professional productions.

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