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 />
Sally<br />
Man<br />
The Academy of Magic<br />
Setting: A road. Daytime.<br />
Sally: (hums tunelessly while skipping down the road) Don’t worry, Mam! You won’t<br />
be sick any more once I get you some delicious nutritious mushroom soup! (Stops<br />
suddenly, tilting her head) Who’s there?(Turns around abruptly) C-come out! I have<br />
sharp teeth and formidable claws, and I won’t hesitate to use them if necessary!<br />
(Figure creeps closer, until Sally can make out a man of about twenty)<br />
Sally: (sighs in relief) Oh, thank god! I thought you were the monster from my nightmare<br />
coming to haunt me in the day!<br />
Man: I’m sorry I have to do this, but I’m going to have to knock you out. You have to<br />
trust me, I swear!<br />
Sally: “What?! It’s not me who’s gonna be knocked out, but you! If you don’t get outta<br />
my way, you’ll regret it! I’m getting my mother some mushroom soup and you’re not<br />
gonna stop me!”<br />
Man: “Just agree to come with me or I AM going to have to knock you out.” (Steps<br />
threateningly forward) “I’m sorry, Sally.”<br />
Sally: “Wait, how do you know my name? Who are you? Wait-”<br />
Man: (leans forward, his fists on fire)<br />
Sally: “What the hell?!”<br />
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