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Sandra Hosking, M.F.A. |
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Playwright, journalist, teacher |
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Detention Synopsis |
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Phone: (509) 226-2133 |
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Productions
West Coast Ensemble—Director’s Lab Hollywood, CA November 1998 Spokane Civic Theatre—Playwrights Forum Spokane, WA June 1998
Characters
Mitch - A 16-year-old subversive high school student. He plays drums in a band. He smokes. He likes to be in control. He hates broccoli and has a dysfunctional home life.
Miss Fiddler - A young-looking, idealistic English teacher in her mid-twenties. She has one year of teaching under her belt. She writes poetry and genuinely cares about kids. She wishes she were in control but doesn’t follow through with her threats.
Synopsis
Setting - High school literature classroom Time - After school Plot - Miss Fiddler waits for students to arrive for detention, but only one student, Mitch, arrives—late. He comes unprepared. Fiddler confronts him about his poor grades and persuades him to produce something. Mitch pulls every stunt in the book to keep from working. He breaks a pencil, crumples his paper, fidgets, and talks constantly. Fiddler reacts to each of Mitch’s attempts to rebel, until she finally gets what she wants out of him. Meanwhile, Mitch poses the question, “Why did you become a teacher?” Fiddler counters, “Why did you come today?” Each determines to find the true answer to his or her question, but answering the question proves to be a little too personal. |
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