The Necklace

Book By: Burton Bumgarner
Play #: 1285
Pages: 33 pgs
Cast: 4 m, 4 w, 6 flexible, doubling possible

Charleston, South Carolina, sometime after the Civil War. A poor woman borrows a diamond necklace from a wealthy friend to wear at a party. She hopes that this outing will change the circumstances of her life and fortune, and that the other guests will see that she and her husband really belong within the ranks of the upper classes. But things go awry, and she loses the necklace. Pride will not allow her to tell her friend of the loss. Instead, she has another necklace made to match the one that was lost, and she and her husband spend the next 12 years paying for the replacement. Only after it is paid off do they learn that the necklace, which so controlled their destinies, was not what they believed it to be. Based on the famous short story by Guy de Maupassant, this one-act play shows the values society places on wealth and status, and the lengths to which some people will go to gain what they think will make them happy.

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GRAPEVILLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 2 Performance(s)
CLIMAX, NY 4/12/2024
ENOCHS HIGH SCHOOL 1 Performance(s)
MODESTO, CA 11/11/2022
GRAYSON HIGH SCHOOL 1 Performance(s)
LOGANVILLE, GA 11/4/2021
CRAWFORD SCHOOLS ONE ACT PLAY 2 Performance(s)
CRAWFORD, NE 11/1/2021
LANIER HIGH SCHOOL 1 Performance(s)
SUGAR HILL, GA 5/1/2021
PALMETTO SCHOLARS ACADEMY 1 Performance(s)
CHARLESTON, SC 5/19/2020
WINDHAM JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 2 Performance(s)
WINDHAM, OH 3/15/2018
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL 1 Performance(s)
CAMBRIDGE CITY, IN 3/10/2018
HOME SCHOOL DRAMA CLUB 1 Performance(s)
POTSDAM, NY 12/2/2017
DILLER-ODELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2 Performance(s)
ODELL, NE 11/15/2017
JUPITER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 1 Performance(s)
JUPITER, FL 4/1/2015
THAYER CENTRAL SCHOOLS 1 Performance(s)
HEBRON, NE 11/16/2014
BUMPUS MIDDLE SCHOOL 2 Performance(s)
HOOVER, AL 10/23/2014
RICHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT 3 Performance(s)
JOHNSTOWN, PA 10/21/2011
RUTLAND HIGH SCHOOL 2 Performance(s)
RUTLAND, SD 1/23/2011
LEE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 1 Performance(s)
SANFORD, NC 5/13/2010
HIGHMORE-HARROLD SCHOOL 2 Performance(s)
HIGHMORE, SD 1/16/2010
TCHS DRAMA 1 Performance(s)
CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY 11/14/2009
CARROLL CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS 1 Performance(s)
WESTMINSTER, MD 3/6/2009
YOUNG AMERICANS CHRISTIAN SCHO 1 Performance(s)
CONYERS, GA 10/25/2008
DGF COMMUNITY EDUCATION 1 Performance(s)
DILWORTH, MN 8/1/2008
JASPER MIDDLE SCHOOL 1 Performance(s)
JASPER, GA 3/15/2008
ACTS ACADEMY 2 Performance(s)
RUNNELLS, IA 11/29/2007
ST CLAIR COUNTY HS 2 Performance(s)
ODENVILLE, AL 5/11/2007
BOLTZ JR HIGH SCHOOL 1 Performance(s)
FORT COLLINS, CO 5/5/2007
RUSTBURG HIGH SCHOOL 1 Performance(s)
RUSTBURG, VA 1/15/2007
FRESNO CHRISTIAN HS 2 Performance(s)
FRESNO, CA 12/8/2006
CUYAHOGA VALLEY CHRISTIAN ACAD 2 Performance(s)
CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH 11/17/2006
NORWICH HIGH SCHOOL 1 Performance(s)
NORWICH, KS 4/22/2006
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HUNTINGTON, WV 3/26/2006
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SPRING, TX 3/6/2006
EVELETH-GILBERT JR HIGH SCHOOL 1 Performance(s)
GILBERT, MN 1/19/2006
CENTRAL HS 2 Performance(s)
WOODSTOCK, VA 10/13/2005
MUKWONAGO HIGH SCHOOL 1 Performance(s)
MUKWONAGO, WI 5/27/2004
FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 1 Performance(s)
JACKSONVILLE, NC 5/1/2004
ANDREW JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL 1 Performance(s)
KERSHAW, SC 1/15/2004
GREENVILLE HIGH SCHOOL 1 Performance(s)
GREENVILLE, IL 10/31/2003

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