Comedy
Short, 45 minutes
2 female, 3 male, 11 either
(10-36 actors possible: 2-28 f, 3-28 m)
A high school AP Literature class is taken hostage by one Ms. Rabbitoff. The clearly insane substitute teacher is what they call a “serial Bacon-er”, i.e., someone who is so driven to prove that Francis Bacon wrote the complete works of Shakespeare that she’ll do anything to convince students. Using hilarious, twisted mashups of scenes from Shakespeare’s plays and classic literature (Macbeth + The Miracle Worker, Romeo and Juliet + Moby Dick, etc.), BAD SUBSTITUTE is a hilarious way to examine those English class reading lists. Click to read a sample or order a copy!