From the Case Files of Tessa Hound, Amateur Junior High Detective

Dusty Pettibone has a problem: someone has stolen his mom's priceless Turnip Grove Kid and if he doesn't get it back fast, his butt is toast. He's in luck because High Point Middle School has its own amateur detective. Soon Tessa Hound is on the case and she's not making friends. In the Axe filled halls of hormonal awkwardness, there is no shortage of pre-teen suspects: the most popular girl in school, the most popular girl in school's less popular friend, a 16 year old 8th grader, a fanboy principal and Lark Damon, the dreamy new kid who makes Tessa's stomach feel weird. Tessa and her friends must navigate popular girl bathrooms, empty hallways, vaping hideouts and the most dangerous place of all: the Junior High Dance. Will she nab the culprit in time?Tessa Hound is a fun, irreverent reader's theatre script perfect for competitions and one act performance nights. Full of over the top characters, witty punchlines and a fun mystery, this will be the perfect script to get your students interested in theater.Length: 30 minutesCast: Flexible, Recommended 5 female, 5 male