Megan thinks her boyfriend truely loves her...so then why does he lose his temper and hurt her? Staggering statistics inspired the playwright to write a play addressing this topic, with the hope that it might help stop the violence. About one in three high school students have been or will be involved in an abusive relationship. Forty percent of teenage girls ages 14 to 17 say they know someone their age that has been hit or beaten by a boyfriend. 2f. 1m. Physicaldomestic violence is explored in Love Never Leaves Bruises, a one-act playdesigned for budget-minded classrooms interested in contemporary themes andproductions that don't require sets, props, or costumes. Meganknows her boyfriend loves her: so why does he lose his temper and hit her? Threecharacters (the couple and Megan's mother) interact in a short drama thatexplores a topic too many high school students may personally be familiar with:relationship violence among teens. Jealousy,anger, and a daughter's fear of telling her mother exactly what's going on withher boyfriend provide realistic encounters and outline the results of abuse andprotecting one's abuser. Kidsreceive more than just a lesson in drama through an inviting, refreshinglytrue-to-life one-act play that provides fine keys to surviving typical lifechallenges. Very highly recommended as a strong addition to Trisha Sugarek'sexcellent set of acting lessons! Sugarek's short plays are an astonishing work that finds away to say so much with so little, and turns the bare stage into everyyoung man and woman's living room. A perpetual battle ground for issuesof trust and mistrust, laughter and misery, overwhelming loss andastounding triumph. --D. Donovan, Midwest Book Review.com Teen dating violence is on the rise.  This play will, hopefully, open a dialogue amongst young people about this issue.   THERE ARE 5 MORE SHORT PLAYS ADDRESSING BULLYING BY THIS AUTHOR. To see all of them go to: writeratplay.com  Don't miss this author's acclaimed novels. Women Outside the Walls, Wild Violets, and a sweeping saga of homesteading in Alaska, Song of the Yukon. CHECK OUT ALL TWENTY 10 MINUTE PLAYS BY THIS AUTHOR. Written for the classroom, they address real time issues for teens in today's world. Newest in the short play series, "ShortN'Small" : "You're Fat, You're Ugly and You Dress Weird", "Mean Girls", "The Bullies" "Cyber-Hate". All address the theme of bullying in it's many forms. Trisha Sugarek has enjoyed a twentyyear career writing stage plays, fiction, children's books and poetry. Inaddition to over 40 stage plays, she expanded her body of work to include tennovels, of which seven are a series of true crime mysteries, three generalfiction, and four children's books. She has written a collection of ten minuteplays for the classroom.  Most recentlyshe created four journal/handbooks (instructional) for writers. Her active blog encourages and helps other writers.    Trishalives in Savannah, Georgia with a ridgeback hound, Miss Molly and her littlesister, Gracie, and their two cats,Fiona and Barcode. All were rescued and adopted by the author.   writeratplay.com Used Book in Good Condition