2 Acts / 2 m, 2 w
Elizabeth Wolff comes to New Mexico’s Rio Grande Gorge bridge to celebrate the first day of her new life but leaves trying to give Isabel Swann one good reason not to jump. Under a brilliant New Mexico moon, these women meet a gun-toting priest and his son in their desert home. In a night filled with mystery and magic, four strangers light up the sky with their dreams and change one another forever.
Elizabeth Wolff comes to New Mexico’s Rio Grande Gorge bridge to celebrate the first day of her new life but leaves trying to give Isabel Swann one good reason not to jump. Under a brilliant New Mexico moon, these women meet a gun-toting priest and his son in their desert home. In a night filled with mystery and magic, four strangers light up the sky with their dreams and change one another forever.
Cast
Isabel Swann – a young woman from Indiana
Elizabeth Wolff – a middle aged woman who works for the government
Simon Falls – a young man* who has always lived in the New Mexico desert
Martin Falls – Simon’s father, a middle aged Priest
Setting
The New Mexico desert
Time
Sunrise August 23, 2003
Playwright’s Note:
SIMON’s Mother was an immigrant from an unspecified country.
He can be any racial/ethnicity
Developmental History
2005 – TRI-STATE ACTORS THEATRE, Sussex, NJ (Reading)
2004 – THE CLEVELAND PLAY HOUSE, Next Stage Festival of New Plays (Reading)
2003 - DOBAMA THEATRE, Cleveland OH (Reading)
Isabel Swann – a young woman from Indiana
Elizabeth Wolff – a middle aged woman who works for the government
Simon Falls – a young man* who has always lived in the New Mexico desert
Martin Falls – Simon’s father, a middle aged Priest
Setting
The New Mexico desert
Time
Sunrise August 23, 2003
Playwright’s Note:
SIMON’s Mother was an immigrant from an unspecified country.
He can be any racial/ethnicity
Developmental History
2005 – TRI-STATE ACTORS THEATRE, Sussex, NJ (Reading)
2004 – THE CLEVELAND PLAY HOUSE, Next Stage Festival of New Plays (Reading)
2003 - DOBAMA THEATRE, Cleveland OH (Reading)
SWANN has recently been optioned for a feature length film. Email for further information. Theatrical production rights are still available thru the author. |
Swann (full play)