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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September 11 1918<br />
The Hidden Oasis<br />
Dear diary….<br />
Today I heard horrible news I have to move from Hawaii to some ridiculous island.<br />
Ugh, I wanted to stay.<br />
September 12 1918<br />
We got on a boat and rode all the way to the island called “Hidden Oasis”.<br />
It had lots of dolphins.<br />
There were pink and blue ones, I’ve never seen pink dolphins before!<br />
I even touched her calves (the baby dolphin).<br />
When we got there, we started off by going to our new house.<br />
It was massive.<br />
I really liked my new bedroom.<br />
—---------------------------------------------<br />
September 13, 1918<br />
I had such a good sleep this night. In the morning, after I ate, I called my best friends<br />
on the cellphone. I finally got one! Since my mom also had a better job, we could afford<br />
more expensive stuff! In the afternoon, I went to the beach. A girl was crying, so I<br />
decided to ask if she’s O.K. I tapped her shoulder, and I said: “Hey, are you okay?” She<br />
replied: “Yes, b-but my family… they left me for being different.” “How are you different?<br />
You look beautiful!” I told her. After she dragged me into the water and somehow<br />
I could breathe! I was surprised.<br />
She showed me her necklace, and she turned herself into a mermaid! And I asked her:<br />
“I can breathe underwater, how’s that possible?” She said: “Oh no, I think you’re the<br />
chosen one.” She pulled me with her, and we swam into a kingdom. She introduced<br />
me to the king. The king said: “If you are breathing right now, you’re a mermaid, and<br />
you can’t get out of the water, here is a necklace, so you can breathe as a human.”<br />
When I told my mom, she also kicked my out for that. “I guess, I have to live as a mermaid<br />
now,” I said and went to sleep on the beach.<br />
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