Playwriting Camp 2023
Fighting Words staff and volunteer mentors were privileged this year to work with a gifted, talented and fun bunch of 11 to 13 year olds! Over the course of five days working, we explored playwriting and helped these fantastic individuals to craft their own short plays from scratch. The work each author selected for inclusion is collected here. To all the young playwrights - keep writing all of you! We hope we work with you again soon!
Fighting Words staff and volunteer mentors were privileged this year to work with a gifted, talented and fun bunch of 11 to 13 year olds!
Over the course of five days working, we explored playwriting and helped these fantastic individuals to craft their own short plays from scratch. The work each author selected for inclusion is collected here.
To all the young playwrights - keep writing all of you! We hope we work with you again soon!
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Characters:<br />
Jess<br />
Elaine<br />
Receptionist<br />
Security<br />
The Job Interview<br />
The stage is set as a flashy modern office block and Jess enters upstage left<br />
JESS: pants × excuse me? I’m here for a job interview for Ms. Malone on the 12th, no<br />
11th floor at… umm.. 10 am! Yes! That’s it! × grabs a steel flask from her faded, blue<br />
rucksack ×<br />
RECEPTION: OK, × frowns × you are late so let me give her a call to see if she can still<br />
take you.. Ms. Mason DOES have a bust schedule you know!<br />
× picks up an I phone and dials a number as jess nervously raps her knuckles on the<br />
desk ×<br />
RECEPTION: OK, yes… uh huh. I see. OK I’ll send her right up thank you bye, bye!<br />
× hangs up × She’s ready for you now! × forces a smile ×<br />
JESS: Great! × smiles and runs to the lift × Thank you so much!<br />
× she presses number 11 on the lift and tries to smoothen her hair and jumper in the<br />
mirror, when she arrives on her floor, she takes a deep breath as she knocks on the<br />
second door to the left with a shiny brass plate saying: ELAINE MALONE. Elaine opens<br />
the door and let’s put a sigh and rubs her temples as she waves her inside ×<br />
ELAINE: Jess, your late.<br />
JESS: I know- I’m sorry about that. I just had to run some errands × laughs nervously ×<br />
ELAINE: Right. Let’s just get this over with I suppose.. take a seat.<br />
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