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* NaiveNewcomer: In the first scene, Evelyn plays this role, allowing Lila to [[{{Infodump}} explain how things work in the "rubber room"]].
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* AmbiguousEnding: The play ends before we learn whether [[spoiler:Lila actually testifies against Evelyn at her hearing.]]
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* PantsPullingPrank: Roberta's first complaint (and resultant hearing) came after she pulled down the saggy pants of a frustrating ClassClown.
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* PantsPullingPrank: Roberta's first complaint (and resultant hearing) came after she pulled down the saggy pants of a frustrating ClassClown.ClassClown who had written a joke answer on the board.
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* ApatheticTeacher: Roberta has given up and figures she can stay in the "rubber room" until she retires in a few more months.
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* ApatheticTeacher: Roberta has given up and figures she can stay in the "rubber room" until she retires in a few more months.at the end of the current academic year.
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* TakeThisJobAndShoveIt: Toby accepts a job as a museum docent, where he can teach without the pointless BS required of school teachers, and then he gets called in for his hearing.
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* PantsPullingPrank: Roberta's first complaint (and resultant hearing) came after she pulled down the saggy pants of a frustrating ClassClown.
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A claim of improper behavior by a failing student lands Evelyn Reid in "the rubber room", where she encounters other teachers who are also waiting for their cases to be reviewed. Some are guilty, some are not, and all have long since lost any hope of returning to a classroom. Based on the actual Reassignment Centers in the New York public school system, where teachers are sent after a complaint is filed against them.
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A claim of improper behavior by a failing student lands Evelyn Reid in "the rubber the "rubber room", where she encounters other teachers who are also waiting for their cases to be reviewed. Some are guilty, some are not, and all have long since lost any hope of returning to a classroom. Based on the actual Reassignment Centers in the New York public school system, where teachers are sent after a complaint is filed against them.
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* ApatheticTeacher: Roberta has given up and figures she can stay in the "rubber room" until she retires in a few more months.
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* DisappearedDad: Noah moved away before Candace discovered she was pregnant, and she never learned his last name.
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* ButICantBePregnant: Candace was on the pill, and didn't realize that the antibiotics she was taking for strep could interfere with the pill's effectiveness.
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* ButICantBePregnant: Candace was on the pill, and didn't realize that [[TruthInTelevision the antibiotics she was taking for strep could interfere with make the pill's effectiveness.pill ineffective]].
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* OneDrinkWillKillTheBaby: Candace gives up coffee when she discovers she's pregnant. This is another sign Lila uses to figure out that Candace is pregnant.
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* ButICantBePregnant: Candace was on the pill, and didn't realize that the antibiotics she was taking for strep could interfere with the pill's effectiveness.
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* ExactWords: Teachers awaiting their disciplinary hearings are prohibited from contacting their students. They are not prohibited from contacting each others' students.
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* LoopholeAbuse: Teachers awaiting their disciplinary hearings are prohibited from contacting their students. Technically, they are not prohibited from contacting each others' students.
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* InfertilityAngst: Roberta and her late husband had been unable to have children.
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* TheTopicOfCancer: In addition to the direct toll cancer took on Roberta's late husband, the fact that the cancer might come back disqualified them from adopting. And then the cancer came back. Inverted when Candace chooses to give her child to a couple that hadn't been able to adopt because one of them was a cancer survivor.
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* FriendsWithBenefits: Candace's relationship with Noah revolved around watching episodes of ''Series/Lost'', then having sex. She never even learned his last name.
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* FriendsWithBenefits: Candace's relationship with Noah revolved around watching episodes of ''Series/Lost'', ''Series/{{Lost}}'', then having sex. She never even learned his last name.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: During the book club discussions of ''Theatre/TheCrucible'', one person points out that [[ManipulativeBitch Abigail]] was the only character with a chance for a happy ending.
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* ManipulativeBitch: [[spoiler: We discover that Evelyn]] is perfectly willing to blackmail and manipulate others to keep them from revealing the truth.
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* ExactWords: Teachers awaiting their disciplinary hearings are prohibited from contacting their students. They are not prohibited from contacting each others' students.
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* HiddenDepths: Fred initially refuses to participate in the book club, but eventually interjects some serious comments into the others' discussion of ''Theatre/TheCrucible''.
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* HiddenDepths: Fred initially refuses to participate in the book club, but eventually interjects some serious thoughtful comments into the others' discussion of ''Theatre/TheCrucible''.
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* HistoryRepeats: Roberta's second hearing starts off almost exactly the same as her first hearing.
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* HistoryRepeats: Roberta's second fifth hearing starts off almost exactly the same as her first fourth hearing.
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* MorningSickness: One of the signs Lila uses to figure out that Candace is pregnant.
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* CoolTeacher: Lila Wadkins is the art teacher everyone wishes they had.
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* HippieTeacher: Lila turns out to be this once she opens up a bit.
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* WeHelpTheHelpless: This turns out to be the trigger behind the complaint against [[Fred, who stepped in to defend a smaller boy against a couple {{jerk jock}}s.]]
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* WeHelpTheHelpless: This turns out to be the trigger behind the complaint against [[Fred, [[spoiler:Fred, who stepped in to defend a smaller boy against a couple {{jerk jock}}s.]]
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* HiddenDepths: Fred initially refuses to participate in the book club, but eventually interjects some serious comments into the others' discussion of ''Theatre/TheCrucible''.
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* ProudToBeAGeek: Toby turns out to be this once he opens up a bit.
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* TheReveal: There are several, as we learn more about each character.
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* TheVoice: Ms. Atwood, the head of the disciplinary panel, is heard but never seen.
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* TheVoice: Ms. Atwood, the head of the disciplinary panel, is heard during each hearing, but is never seen.
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* InsistentTerminology: Toby insists that he is a geek when Fred accuses him of being a sissy.
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* SadistTeacher: Fred [=DiSalvo=] is a gym teacher who is a bit of a bully.
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* SadistTeacher: Fred [=DiSalvo=] is a gym teacher who is a bit of comes across as a bully.
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* WeHelpTheHelpless: This turns out to be the trigger behind the complaint against [[Fred, who stepped in to defend a smaller boy against a couple {{jerk jock}}s.]]
* TeamMom: Lila
* WeHelpTheHelpless: This turns out to be the trigger behind the complaint against [[Fred, who stepped in to defend a smaller boy against a couple {{jerk jock}}s.]]
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''Evelyn in Purgatory'' is a dramatic comedy by Creator/TopherPayne, and was first produced in 2012 by The Essential Theatre Company in Atlanta, GA.
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''Evelyn in Purgatory'' is a dramatic comedy by Creator/TopherPayne, Creator/TopherPayne. It won the 2012 Essential Theatre Playwriting Competition and was first produced in 2012 by The Essential Theatre Company in Atlanta, GA.
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''Evelyn in Purgatory'' is a dramatic comedy by Creator/TopherPayne, and was first produced in 2012 by The Essential Theatre Company in Atlanta, GA.
A claim of improper behavior by a failing student lands Evelyn Reid in "the rubber room", where she encounters other teachers who are also waiting for their cases to be reviewed. Some are guilty, some are not, and all have long since lost any hope of returning to a classroom. Based on the actual Reassignment Centers in the New York public school system, where teachers are sent after a complaint is filed against them.
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!!This musical contains examples of:
* CoolTeacher: Lila Wadkins is the art teacher everyone wishes they had.
* InspiredBy: The setting is based on the actual Reassignment Centers in the New York public school system.
* SadistTeacher: Fred DiSalvo is a gym teacher who is a bit of a bully.
* TeamMom: Lila Wadkins serves as the voice of calm reason in the group.
* TheVoice: Ms. Atwood, the head of the disciplinary panel, is heard but never seen.
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A claim of improper behavior by a failing student lands Evelyn Reid in "the rubber room", where she encounters other teachers who are also waiting for their cases to be reviewed. Some are guilty, some are not, and all have long since lost any hope of returning to a classroom. Based on the actual Reassignment Centers in the New York public school system, where teachers are sent after a complaint is filed against them.
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!!This musical contains examples of:
* CoolTeacher: Lila Wadkins is the art teacher everyone wishes they had.
* InspiredBy: The setting is based on the actual Reassignment Centers in the New York public school system.
* SadistTeacher: Fred DiSalvo is a gym teacher who is a bit of a bully.
* TeamMom: Lila Wadkins serves as the voice of calm reason in the group.
* TheVoice: Ms. Atwood, the head of the disciplinary panel, is heard but never seen.
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