Dramedy. 8-11 minutes. 1 male, 1 female, plus a female offstage voice. Suitable for upper elementary school and older.

Erasing the Brain premiered as part of Turtle Shell Productions' 8-Minute Madness YouthFest (New York, NY; directed by Joel Haberli).

Printed Script:  $4.75 (includes special author commentary).  Digital Perusal Script:  $4.00.  Performance Royalties:  $15.00/performance.  Photocopy License:  $10.00 (may only be ordered in conjunction with Performance Royalties).  Forensics License:  $12.50.  Both the Photocopy and Forensics licenses include permission to make copies of the script as necessary for production and competition, respectively.  Professional rights should be negotiated directly with YouthPLAYS at info@youthplays.com.

When Ellen discovers that her younger brother Mattie has read her diary, she resorts to drastic measures:  she takes his video game controller hostage.  Mattie tries to convince Ellen that he can erase his brain, including all memories of the boy that she has been writing about.  After all, Mattie argues, wasn’t Mom able to erase her brain?  Has their mom really forgotten all about their dad, and is Mattie destined to as well?