was it worth it?
written by: Daniel lee, Barry McMullan, Robert Ray,
Virginia dawkins and richelle putnam
Was It Worth It?
A one-act play
The time: Somewhere in the afterlife
The setting: A card table
The stakes: Everything
The players: William Faulkner, Tennessee Williams, Richard Wright, Muna Lee, and Eudora Welty
The story: Famous historical Mississippi writers meet at the card table to discuss whether or not the controversial issues they wrote about and the chances they took or didn't take were worth it.
People know them as pioneers of Southern Literature, but they were also people like us, living life, striving for their dreams, whose words for some spoke a bit too loudly for comfort; people who persevered difficult times, such as Civil Rights, the Great Depression, addictions, adultery, and loneliness, reaping from good and bad choices.
Most events discussed are historical and actual quotes are intertwined with dialogue.
Props required: One table, one small table to hold typewriter, five chairs
Play time: 40 minutes
For script information or if you would like the "Was It Worth It?" group to perform on your stage, contact me
A one-act play
The time: Somewhere in the afterlife
The setting: A card table
The stakes: Everything
The players: William Faulkner, Tennessee Williams, Richard Wright, Muna Lee, and Eudora Welty
The story: Famous historical Mississippi writers meet at the card table to discuss whether or not the controversial issues they wrote about and the chances they took or didn't take were worth it.
People know them as pioneers of Southern Literature, but they were also people like us, living life, striving for their dreams, whose words for some spoke a bit too loudly for comfort; people who persevered difficult times, such as Civil Rights, the Great Depression, addictions, adultery, and loneliness, reaping from good and bad choices.
Most events discussed are historical and actual quotes are intertwined with dialogue.
Props required: One table, one small table to hold typewriter, five chairs
Play time: 40 minutes
For script information or if you would like the "Was It Worth It?" group to perform on your stage, contact me
"Was it worth it?" first place winner, playwriting competition, Tallahatchie Riverfest, new albany, ms
