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Sandra Hosking, M.F.A. |
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Playwright, journalist, teacher |
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Twilight Nutcracker Synopsis |
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Phone: (509) 953-9928 |
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Productions/Awards – Dubuque Fine Arts Players, Iowa, one-act contest, Third Place, 2003
Running time - 20 minutes
Genre - Dramedy
Setting
Place – Unit set: A porch.
Time – The present, late afternoon
Characters - 1 Male, 3 Female
Evie – 50+, an independent woman
Flo – 50+, Evie’s friend, a widow
Laura – 35+, Evie’s daughter who is undergoing chemotherapy
Philip – 35+, Flo’s son
Synopsis
Evie is sitting on her porch cracking walnuts when her friend, Flo, comes over for a visit. Flo is moving away the next morning and tries to unload some of her belongings on Evie. Evie, however, doesn’t want them and refuses to say goodbye to her longtime friend. Philip and Laura, their children, try to figure out how to keep their mothers happy. |
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