I can see why a lot of theatre teachers want to produce this play as it was produced 13 times last year. It is already about 30 minutes long and has only six characters. However, I feel that this is more suitable for Jr High than High School because it is so superficial.
Placing emphasis on pantomime and character portrayal, it needs only six chairs-- to represent an open touring car. Pretty much, Ginger decides that everyone should go on a picnic. She likes Robert. Robert likes attention. Sam and Gwendolyn are dating, but they break up several times and get back together during the play because they both are stupid air-heads who don't know how to communicate properly. Edwin is Ginger's idiotic brother. Ginger invited Blossom (seriously, what kind of name is that?!) so that Edwin would discover the opposite sex. Yeah, doesn't happen. In the end, Robert and Gwendalyn get toether. It just happens. She falls in love with his poetry, and he likes being the center of attention. Entertaining? Maybe. State winning? Not likely. I personally would feel like it would be an injustice to the students to act in such a silly piece which would only teach them how to pantomime and not be afraid on stage. And pantomiming is so dangerous as you have to make it seem believable even college students have the tendency to pantomime unsuccessfully. I would NOT recommend this piece for high school UIL OAP.
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