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#ENOUGH: Every Fifteen Minutes

Collection / Anthology, Drama  /  3w, 4m, 2 any gender (youth)

Wyn Alyse Thomas, Arianna Brumfield, Cameron Thiesing, McKennzie Boyd, Maggie Munday Odom, Willa Colleary, Tain Leonard-Peck, Anya Jiménez, Taylor Lafayette

This second volume in the ENOUGH! series includes eight 10-minute plays written by teens for teens to confront gun violence, spark critical conversations and incite meaningful action in communities across the country.

#ENOUGH: Every Fifteen Minutes

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 4m, 2 any gender (youth)
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • Suggested Use
    • Competition or Audition Material
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Teen (Age 14-18)
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#ENOUGH
ENOUGH! Volume 3
ENOUGH! Volume 4

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Summary

Welcome to America, where every 15 minutes, a person is killed with a gun. In eight short plays written by teens for teens, the winners of the 2022 #ENOUGH: Plays to End Gun Violence competition contend with the way this statistic shapes young people’s lives. Taken together, #ENOUGH: Every Fifteen Minutes is a poignant portrait of a uniquely American crisis by the generation it impacts the most.

The series also includes #ENOUGH, ENOUGH! Volume 3, and ENOUGH! Volume 4.

This volume contains eight 10-minute plays: 

The interludes between plays, collectively titled “Every Fifteen Minutes,” were written by Maggie Munday Odom.

For more information about ENOUGH! Plays to End Gun Violence, visit enoughplays.com.

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  • Time Period Present Day
  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Duration 90 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Gun Shots

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Authors

Wyn Alyse Thomas

Wyn Alyse Thomas
Wyn Alyse Thomas is a writer, actor, director and producer from Buffalo Grove, IL. In 2021 her play Write Their Wrongs was performed in over sixty locations around the country as one of the eight plays in #ENOUGH: Plays to End Gun Violence. Wyn’s play Scared (Winner of the IH ...
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Arianna Brumfield

Arianna Brumfield

Arianna Brumfield (she/her) hails from Jackson, MS where she attended JPS-Tougaloo Early College High School. She enjoys creating art and expressing herself through different mediums, which has led her to her love of writing and using her experiences as a way to tell a story ...

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Cameron Thiesing

Cameron Thiesing

Cameron Thiesing (she/her) is a playwright from Louisville, Kentucky. She is a senior at duPont Manual High School in the Math, Science and Technology Program. She plans to study Computer Science at Johns Hopkins University, where she will be a member of the varsity field hoc ...

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McKennzie Boyd

McKennzie Boyd

McKennzie Boyd (she/her) was a generally shy kid from Chicago before she discovered writing poetry was a way for her to speak up about what she was experiencing. From there, McKennzie has realized how vital the arts are to expressing serious topics and reaching many groups of ...

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Maggie Munday Odom

Maggie Munday Odom

Maggie Munday Odom (she/her) is a playwright, poet and performer, currently studying at Northwestern University. Her writing has been recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts Poetry Out Loud Poetry Ourselves, The New York Times Learning Network, the Eugene O’Neill Th ...

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Willa Colleary

Willa Colleary

Willa Colleary (she/her) is a Los-Angeles based writer. She has attended and supported public schools throughout her education, and is set to graduate from University High School Charter, where she acts as Assistant Creative Director of the Theater Department. Colleary was ho ...

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Tain Leonard-Peck

Tain Leonard-Peck

Tain Leonard-Peck (he/him) writes plays, poetry, short stories and creative nonfiction, and is completing his first novel. He is also an actor, monologist and model. He paints and composes music and is a competitive sailor, skier and fencer. He is from West Tisbury, MA, on th ...

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Anya Jiménez

Anya Jiménez

Anya Jiménez (she/her) is a playwright, actor, singer, director and poet from Brooklyn, NY. She is currently a Senior Drama major at the Professional Performing Arts School in Manhattan. She is a 2022 YoungArts Finalist in the Writing category and a Merit winner for the Theat ...

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Taylor Lafayette

Taylor Lafayette

Taylor Lafayette (she/her) is an award-winning writer from Benoit, MS. Her works have been published in literary journals and placed in Mississippi Theater Association playwriting competitions. She has received both gold and silver keys in the National Scholastic Arts and Wri ...

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