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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JIMMY : I’m going to go see them later.<br />
SONIA : Okay, you’d better skedaddle.<br />
JIMMY : Bye, honey.<br />
SONIA : Bye....<br />
Sonia picks up a book and starts reading aloud.<br />
SONIA : Once upon a time...<br />
SCENE 7<br />
A dark, gloomy apartment block. It looks old and rundown, light is scarce as it’s 8pm.<br />
Jimmy is arriving after work, tired yet excited to find the parents of Jenny/Maria.<br />
When he walks in his excitement drops as he looks at the state of the apartment<br />
block. He smells smoke and alcohol, he sees obscene graffiti writings on the walls.<br />
JIMMY : Well this isn’t the nicest apartment block, maybe even worse than ours. So<br />
I’m looking for number 74.<br />
He walks past door 1, door two, walks offstage. He comes back panting.<br />
JIMMY: 72,73,74! Oh finally! That was a long walk! This apartment is basically on the<br />
roof!<br />
He knocks on the door, it isn’t closed fully. He walks in.<br />
MICHELLE : Who’s there, Tony? Go check!<br />
A woman said in a thick New Jersey accent. A man answered also in a thick New<br />
Jersey accent.<br />
TONY : Give me a second sweetheart! Who are you?<br />
He said this gesturing towards Jimmy.<br />
They both were staggering as if they were drunk, the smell of smoke and alcohol<br />
wafted out of their mouths.<br />
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