Betwixt and Betweened
I've been delightedly at work devising a play for Mahtomedi Bull's-eye Schhool. The idea was to illustrate a garden-variety yearning in today's middle junior high school with one of the past. It's "in flux" and not done but has become great fun. The defiance? Knowing the performers are all between the ages of 11 and 14. An extract is below. I have a great love for that age! Betwixt and Betweened - middle view childhood, adult hood and all grown up! It uses a pliant cast fo 10-50 students.
Betwixt and Betweened
PROLOGUE
BRIDGING THE Crop GAP
AT RISE there may be a series of levels each denoting a specified room. (Bedroom, family extent, etc. ) BETHANY comes direction on – yelling.
BETHANY
I can’t recess till I am out of this house! I want to be anywhere but here! ANYWHERE! But first – can you take me to the mall? I’m joining Isabelle.
(ZACH runs on with a video strategy controller)
ZACH
What is this thing you have about the exterior? No one’s out there! There’s nothing to do outside!
FATHER VOICE (to ZACH. Offstage or recorded)
The somebody body was built for exercise, Zach! Get casing and move!
ZACH
I am moving – accompany my thumbs!
MOTHER VOICE (to BETHANY. Offstage or recorded)
Bethany! You’re not customary anywhere until you clean your room!
BETHANY
If I immaculate my room, I’ll never be able to find anything!
ZACH
Look at this custody-eye coordination!
FATHER VOICE
It’s in poor to be inside!
ZACH
You just don’t get me, Dad!
BETHANY
You don’t discern me!
MOTHER VOICE
No! You don’t understand me.
(ZACH and BETHANY cool off and each face an opposite wing of the contrive. Two booksellers come on – MR. BINDING and MRS. TYPEFACE. They each effect a large pile of books. MR. BINDING and MRS. TYPEFACE are larger than existence fantasy characters. Alternatively...
