The Hardest Lessons by Kelvin Beuckert
This book includes two theatrical scripts. The Hardest Lesson Genre: Intense drama with some comedic touches. Performance time: About 10 minutes. Number of Actors required: 2, either gender. Themes: Education, School Life, Bullying, Disabilities, Suicide, Community. Description:- A student about to end his life encounters a teacher about to end his career. Their relationship quickly builds to an explosive climax of choices…Yet, in the end, they find that they have both learned a valuable lesson. Although, if they were honest with themselves, they would both have to admit that it was the hardest lesson that they have ever learned… Four Seasons Genre: Drama with comedic touches. Performance time: About 20 minutes. Number of actors required: 1, either gender. Themes: Education, School Life, ADD, Coming of Age. Description:-A journey through four seasons of school life…In the beginning, we see our main character creating chaos in Elementary School, as time passes, we hear about their deeply personal struggles during High School. At the end of High School, our hero delivers a moving speech on Graduation Day showing just how much they have grown up. Finally, at the end of the play, we see our narrator as an old man or woman, reflecting on what they have learned from their career in education.
