Blind Spot

Gardiner, Meghan, Born: October 29, 1979 (Playwright)

Born: October 29, 1979

Playwright

Playwrights Canada Press

ISBN: 978-1-77091-024-9

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First produced in 2008 on Green Thumb Theatre's Theatre for Young Audiences Tour in Vancouver, British Columbia. Historical period: Contemporary. Characters: male adults: 2; female adults: 1. Play includes speeches suitable for actors auditioning, and for young actors.

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Carrie and Tyler, bright young friends who have grown up together, are now being forced to face the facts that their friendship is changing. Tyler has developed a crush on Carrie and finds out one night at a party that Carrie has her eye on his cousin, Damien. As the evening goes on, Tyler reveals his feelings to both his cousin and Carrie. The aftermath of his admission leads to dire results as miscommunication and deception leads to actions which change everyone's life. "Blind Spot" was commissioned for teens by Green Thumb Theatre. This play looks at the pressure teens face to become sexually active as they move toward becoming adults. It asks both girls and boys to examine the responsibilities that they have, each other's well being and to think more deeply about the potential consequences of their actions.