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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TWO YEARS LATER<br />
LILY: I’m Fleging tomorrow Gea.<br />
SCENE 6<br />
GEA: sighing I know Lil, you’ve been going on with it for a month<br />
L: Remind me to drink extra Strengthening Tonic this night<br />
G: I won’t need to, you always remember.<br />
L:I think I’ll go to bed at 8 instead of at 9.<br />
G: I don’t see why you need so much sleep. Most people don’t need 12 hours of<br />
sleep. You get 16!!!!!!!!<br />
L:Yeah but Lelia said that sleep was necessary.The more the better.<br />
G: And you also have been taking extra Strengthening Tonic.Lelia didn’t say anything<br />
about that!<br />
L:Well,but it said in the book that Flame lent me about being Fleged and how to be<br />
prepared.<br />
G:Well then at least don’t go shouting it to the 7 oceans.<br />
L: Why?<br />
G:Because I went to the loo yesterday at lunch and I heard those idiots from the Air<br />
tribe debating how to slip you a Weakening potion.<br />
L: Was Oxygen there?<br />
G: No she wasn’t but I heard Carbon Dioxide’s voice.<br />
L I’m going to ask Oxy.<br />
She exits<br />
SCENE 7<br />
Oxygen and Lily are in the Great Hall. Lily tells Oxygen what Gea saw…<br />
O: Are you sure that Gea heard Carbon’s voice?<br />
L: I’m positive, Gea is my best friend, I’d trust her with my life.<br />
O: I’ll talk to Carbon.<br />
L: If you’re involved in any of this I will tell your father and anyone involved in this will<br />
go to the Headmistress.<br />
O: Please don’t do that. Carbon is very persuasive, when we were younger she persuaded<br />
me to steal some chocolates from the basement for her.<br />
L:Persuasive is a little too soft for her, she twist everyone around her finger and then<br />
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