Description
THE 7TH OFFICER – LARGE CAST PLAY FOR HIGH SCHOOL
I am Lieutenant Brandon Bennett of the USS Hemera and you are probably wondering how I got into this mess… Until 24 hours ago I was the 7th officer, acting as 5th officer until replacement personnel arrived. The closest I had ever been to sitting in this seat I occupy right now was as acting first officer on a graveyard shift on a holiday weekend. Needless to say, I have no idea what I am doing. What I do know is that in a matter of seconds, 739 members of this crew…myself included are going to be vaporized the moment Sargent Keefer and I turn our keys. But I guess I should start at the beginning…
Captain Tanner, Captain of the USS Hemera and all his command crew including the first six officers are vaporized when they follow a distress signal they receive from a small agricultural planet. Unbeknownst to them, it is a trap set by the the very nation they were due to meet to contest their illegal occupation of a small but valuable moon. Obviously the bad guys decide that blowing up their opposition is a good way to win the war in this large cast play for high school.
With all the commanding officers vaporized, this leaves 7th officer Bennett as the captain of the Hemera who now in one day, not only has to learn to Captain a ship, meet the Regent and defeat a deadly enemy. All before suppertime.
PRODUCTION HISTORY
Covenant Christian School, TX, USA – 2023
Other plays by Brent Holland – Goon Today – fairytale play for older teens and adults about FooFoo trying to escape the forest
Author: Brent Holland
Type: Two act plays, full length plays, large cast play for high school
Genre: Sci-fi, Comedy, space
Cast: 9M, 7F, 10N
Ages of the actors: Teen up.
Suitable for: All ages to watch, teens up to perform
Length: Two hours
Set: The starship Hemera bridge, an outpost, courtroom
Level of difficulty: 7/10 – large cast. SA fun play originally written to be performed by high schoolers
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