Attending the Storm (working title)
by Marilyn Anne Campbell Stageplay: Theatre for Young Audiences, 10 minute play, 1M/1W It's 1850 in Mimico, Upper Canada. Eleven-year old Janice needs to memorize a play for school, but her father doesn't agree with her choice of literature. Janice's only other option is to write a poem herself, which seems like an impossible idea until help comes from the skies. A Play in a Day Attending the Storm was written for the 2017 "A Day, A Play" writing game hosted annually by Write Local Play Global to mark the World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People (March 20th). Participants received instructions and elements that had to be included in the morning and had 24 hours to submit what was meant to be a 500 word play. Mine ran a little long (but since there are no winners in this game, they accepted it anyway). The Pigeons of Mimico The theme for 2017 was "Where do I come from?" which I decided to use as a prompt to set my play close t