The Wolves
Character Breakdown
This play is intended to be 10 female-identifying people and I would love to read it that way if possible!
#11 - Midfield. Brainy, morbid, budding elitist, thoughtful. Seventeen. Curious about
the world and grapples with questions of morality.
#25 - Defense, Captain. Classic (ex)coach’s daughter. Seventeen. Works to keep
everyone in line, both physically and socially, while also making an attempt to strike
out on her own with a new relationship.
#13 - Midfield. Stoner, older pot dealer brother, into her wackiness. Sixteen. Self-
medicates with marijuana and attempts to understand the complexity of
relationships.
#46 - Bench. New girl. Awkward, different, just wants to fit in. Sixteen. Struggles
awkwardly, and often unsuccessfully, to fit in, but eventually proves that she is a
worthy teammate.
#2 - Defense. Innocent, unlucky, kind, skinny. Sixteen. More innocent than the other
girls, has strong religious beliefs and an eating disorder.
#7 Striker. Too cool for school. Sarcastic, “fuck”, thick eyeliner. Almost seventeen.
Very cool, loses a bit of her cool factor when she gets injured and has to miss the
last game in the season.
#14 - Midfield. #7’s insecure sidekick. Just switched to contacts. Sixteen. Tries to be
as cool as her friend #7, but struggles with the pressure of sex and growing up
before she is quite ready.
#8 - Defense. Plays dumber than she is so people will like her. Sixteen.
#00 - Goalie. Intense performance anxiety, perfectionist, high achiever. Seventeen.
Copes with intense anxiety which causes her to vomit before every game.
SOCCER MOM - Only in the final scene. Monologue. Shows up at practice bringing
with her a bag of orange slices and grief.
STAGE DIRECTIONS - Someone to read the stage directions, whatever parts you
deem necessary to the plot. Any gender can read this.