S.T.O.P. - SG

Year:
2023/2026

Length:
35 mins, no intermission

About the play:
Bruno is new to Canada. He hasn’t made any friends on his first day of school and is playing alone. His new classmates, Charlie & Alex, want to play with him, but they realize that Bruno doesn’t speak any English. After failed attempts to communicate with signs and noises and a looming sense of defeat, the kids will have to find another way of communicating and playing with each other. Magical candy, anyone?

Staging Requirements:
Casting Breakdown (1 M; 1 ENBY; 1 W)

-BRUNO: 10 years old. Uses he/him pronouns. Newcomer from Mexico. Curious, imaginative, creative. A bit shy. Racialized.

-CHARLIE: 10 years old. Uses they/them pronouns. Adventurous and a little stubborn. They are more interested in having fun and playing games. Argentinian-Canadian. Racialized. (NOTE: Open to other Spanish-speaking backgrounds)

-ALEX: 9 ½ years old. Uses she/her pronouns. Empathetic and very smart. She has a big, big heart. White-Canadian.

Production History:
S.T.O.P. was commissioned, developed and premiered by Theatre New Brunswick in the Winter of 2023 as part of their Young Company Tour and toured across New Brunswick.

Director: Sharisse LeBrun
Dramaturge: Anita Majumdar
Featuring: Jillian Hanson as ALEX, Lucas Gutiérrez-Robert as CHARLIE, Santiago Guzmán as BRUNO
Set and Props: Zach Faye
Costume Designer: Sherry Kinnear
Sound Designer: Carlos (Vitta) Morales
Stage Manager: Teagan Keith
Production Manager: Nikki Vigneault
Head Carpenter: Jamie Atkinson
TNB Artistic and Executive Director: Natasha McLellan
TNB General Manager: Joana Bryson

S.T.O.P. received a second production by Neptune Theatre School in the Winter of 2026 as part of their Touring Company, and toured across Nova Scotia.

Director: Santiago Guzmán
Featuring: Kaitlyn Thompking as ALEX, Lorenzo Castro as CHARLIE, Joshua Bilbao as BRUNO Set and Props: Brenda Duran
Costume Designer: Diego Cavedon-Días
Sound Designer: Jackson Fairfax Perry
Stage Manager: Gina Woodland
Production Manager: TBA
Neptune Theatre School Director: Sharisse LeBrun

Get the script:
To receive a copy of the script, please contact Santiago directly.

- LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT -

I am based in St. John’s, Ktaqmkuk (colonially known as Newfoundland) and Labrador. I would like to acknowledge Ktaqmkuk as the unceded and ancestral territory of the Beothuk and the Mi’kmaq; and Labrador as the traditional homelands of the Innu of Nitassinan, Inuit of Nunatsiavut, and the Inuit of NunatuKavut. I recognize all First Peoples who were here before me, those who live with us now, and the seven generations to come.

As an immigrant, I recognize it is my endeavour to learn about the caretakers of this province who have been looking after the land and water before me, and I strive to actively and consciously work to support the Indigenous communities in solidarity and love.

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