
The Outsiders
Presented by the Joliet Drama Guild
2025 Dates to remember
Monday - Wednesday, November 24, 25, 26 - Auditions for The Outsiders play
https://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/kfryf
2026
Jan 23-25 The Outsiders
Jan 30- Feb 1 - The Outsiders
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S.E. Hinton wrote The Outsiders when she was only sixteen, choosing to publish under her initials so boys would take her writing seriously. While the story’s events are fictional, the emotions, struggles, and relationships reflect real life. The novel (and play) follows Ponyboy Curtis, a sensitive “Greaser” who must navigate class conflict between the Greasers (the poorer kids) and the Socs (wealthier kids).
Through fights, friendships, and tragedy, Ponyboy learns that everyone—rich or poor—faces challenges and that there’s goodness (“gold”) in youth and innocence, even if it doesn’t last forever.

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For questions, email
jolietdramaguild@gmail.com
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