Faces of Freedom by Cynthia Mercati (Dramatic Publishing) contains a number of different stories of immigrants to the U.S. Two stories, a young woman from Italy in the early 1900s and a young man from Vietnam in the 1970s, carry all the way through, then there are a number of other contemporary teen characters from all different places, with monologues. These monologues definitely speak to different experiences. Running time is about an hour. When we produced it, every actor had a suitcase, and we used the suitcases to create all the scenery (boat, fence, tables/chairs, countertop, etc.).
Another show I've looked at, but not produced, which kind of fits with your theme, is
Seedfolks by Paul Fleischmann (Playscripts). It's based on his YA novel of the same name. I'm copying the Playscripts blurb here:
When a young Vietnamese girl plants beans in a vacant lot to connect with the memory of her father, the diverse group of locals who take notice find a connection of their own in a spirited effort to re-imagine their run-down neighborhood. The first year in the life of a community garden unfolds in this "spoken musical," adapted from the award-winning children's novel of the same name, as the voices of characters from far-flung backgrounds converge in a rhythmic hymn to community. It lists the running time as 40 minutes. "23-75 actors possible"!
Hope you find the perfect show!
------------------------------
Kristin Hall
Drama Director
Lincoln Public Schools
Lincoln MA
------------------------------
Original Message:
Sent: 02-22-2020 12:22
From: Nancy Vitulli
Subject: Human-migration or refugee themed plays
Hello,
A recommendation for Anon(ymous) by Naomi Iizuka came through this forum. I am in production now. It is a challenging but beautiful script about a refugee boy in search of his mother - adapted from the Odyssey. It's available through play scripts and had a flexible cast. Best wishes.
------------------------------
[Nancy][Vitulli]
[Theater Teacher/Drama Director]
[CHSW]
[Cranston] [RI]
Original Message:
Sent: 02-21-2020 11:53
From: Daniel Stowell
Subject: Human-migration or refugee themed plays
Has anyone produced/directed any plays with migration or refugee themes that they would recommend?
We've got numerous kids from something like 70 different countries most of which are first generation in the US.
We'd love to do more shows with characters / themes that deal with what they are experiencing first hand. Looking for a few good places to start the search.
------------------------------
[Drama] [Dan] []
[Drama Teacher/Director]
[Dublin Coffman HS]
[Dublin] [Ohio]
------------------------------