Trap

by Stephen Gregg

MENACHAP, CALIFORNIA. An incomprehensible event: every person in the audience of a high school play falls unconscious--every person but one. Using interviews with witnesses, loved ones, first responders, and the investigators pursuing the case, a theatre ensemble brings the story of the strange event to life, documentary-style. But as the strands weave together into an increasingly dangerous web, it becomes clear that this phenomenon might not be entirely in the past.

Genres: Plays

66 pages

Published January 1, 2019

Reviews

[Chloe Bastien · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved the twists and turns in the storyline, and I would have never guessed the ending!

[eli · Rating 4 out of 5]

it is happening again.

[Maia H · Rating 4 out of 5]

The kids are putting this on at work so I just finished reading through it. It reminds me of Mary Warren’s court scene in the Crucible, which I like. It creates that same feeling of both distrust and a panicked need to trust someone at the same time. I don’t know if I described that feeling right, but if you like creepy stories come see it!

[Grace Le · Rating 5 out of 5]

I didn't realise I could add actual plays. anyways I did this with my school and it was so ultra fun even though the audience was underwhelmed and holding back laughter, but at least I got to do a costume change every half scene because the director decided if I didn't want a large role she'd just give me five small roles ❤️

[Max · Rating 4 out of 5]

I normally can't read scripts in one sitting but I was SAT. I love the use of recursion and how crazy the incident is but they still justified it with something that looks like science. I loved how the story was told through a ton of different people that weren't all super involved and how you don't really know what's happening until the end. A wild ride.

[Rich · Rating 4 out of 5]

Surprisingly good.

[hayden lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

can get pretty confusing but very good!!!

[Evelyn Kelley · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the best play I've ever read by far.

[Brian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Horror is very difficult to pull off in a play, but the meta aspect of this makes it work really well. Definitely adding this to my list of plays to direct.

[Shiloh · Rating 5 out of 5]

can i tell you a secret?

[holly · Rating 4 out of 5]

honestly have no idea whether this would work better as an actual documentary but i enjoyed it nonetheless

[Anthony Roebuck · Rating 2 out of 5]

5/10

Might actually be a 6/10
I was in this show. It was great. I love it.
It was great in spite of Stephen Gregg's writing

[Rachel Trimble · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was not a fan of this. It started out interesting but by the end it just felt like it was trying to hard to be a blend of mystery and sci-fi in theatre, and it felt like the message was that people should be scared to go to the theatre which is not at all a good thing. Left a bad taste in my mouth.

Would recommend?
No

[madeline · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun!

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting. You don’t see horror stories that often on the stage, especially not this kind which is more psychological and meta as opposed to like a monster movie vibe. It definitely conjures a creepy, eerie vibe for its mystery, but it’s hard to imagine it playing as flawlessly as it reads. If I were a bigger horror buff, I would probably like it more.

[kayla michelle pisano ✮ · Rating 4 out of 5]

jesus FUCK (positively)