We Aren't Aliens

a short children's play

A group of undocumented migrant children are coping with their detention in a shelter in Texas. But when one of them is taken away, the others must decide what to do to avoid the same fate.
 
The children’s ages may range from 5 to 12 years old.
 
Characters
TERESA, lively girl
MIGUEL, cheerful boy
SOFÍA, sensitive younger girl
RAÚL, angry boy
ROSA, confident older girl
CARLOS, sedated boy                   
 
Place
Shelter for unaccompanied alien children, Texas
 
Time
The present

Script published by YouthPLAYS (Los Angeles)