Dramas

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Glow            Drama    Cast:  3 (1F 2M)        10 pages

Three college seniors contemplate their futures while spending the night hunting fireflies.

First production:      New Voices 26

                                Katie:  Kelsey Mawhiney

                                Jacob:  Alex Levy

                                Will:  Nick Bebel

A Letter Unsent            Drama        Cast:  11 (4F 3M 4 Either)          27 pages

Three unrelated sets of characters reenact the events that led them to a unified grief counseling session.

First Production:  New Voices 27

                             Matt:    Joel Sutherland

                             Evan:  Steven Vessella

                             Rick:  Rick Desilets

                             Wendy:  Anika Blodgett

                             Counselor:  Corey Randall

                             Jennifer:  Lauren Ferrechio

                             Brenda:  Heidi Robertson

                             Angie:  Tanya Soffen

                             Doctors:  Steve Washington, Lizzie Dawson, Dickenson McConnell                     

A Prayer for Rain            Drama        Cast:  5 (3F 2M)            27 pages

A young woman selling lemonade in a purgatory-like environment attempts to get stuck souls to move on.

First Production:  New Voices 28 (reproduced in Hindsight)

                            Carol:  Katherine McKenna

                            Businessman:  Alex Gray

                            Well-Dressed Woman:  Carol Wood

                            Boy:  Nick Teceno

                            Woman:  Miye Jacques

It’s a Magical World        Dramatic Comedy        Cast:  4 (1F 3M)        11 pages

Note:  Co-written and co-owned by Tofer Carlson, Ryan Keough, Nick Bebel and Rick Desilets

Two friends face the challenges of growing up and letting go of their childhood innocence and imaginary friends.

Reflections in Vinyl        Silent Dramatic          Cast:  3 (1F 1M 1 Either)        2 pages

A middle-aged man plays a record and is drawn into a vision of lovers meeting during wartime.

Her Eyes Open        Drama    Cast 5 (3M 2F)        9 pages

In a postapocalyptic world, four soldiers find the one person that could save them all on a battlefield.

© Tofer Carlson 2011