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Jessica's Will

"...a compelling and passionate exploration of a dying grandmother's vivid memories, and her dutiful granddaughter who must navigate her future without the family member she truly connects with."

C.M. Campbell, the boards

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Description

  • One Act
  • Comedy, Drama
  • 30 minutes

  • Time Period: Present Day
  • Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult
  • Set Requirements: Area Staging

  • Performance Group:
  • Community Theatre, College Theatre / Student, High School/Secondary, Senior Theatre

  • Accolades:
  • Winner! Third One-Act Playwriting Contest - Theatre in the Raw Vancouver BC
It is the end of summer and Jessica is going in for tests. Michelle, in her 20s, has come to assist in putting her high-spirited grandmother's affairs in order. "Just shut the suitcase," she tells Michelle as they pack for the trip to the hospital, "and close the latch. That's what I suspect they'll do... open me up, see that everything is a damn mess, and simply close the latch." But Jessica's will has little to do with who gets the antique china.

In unravelling a complex tapestry of lifelong dreams and deceptions, Jessica and Michelle bequeath to each other intimate, and sometimes painful, gifts of love. Intertwined throughout the scenes is a young girl who, both real and imagined, enters their world and revitalizes their mutual love of life.
REVIEWS:

"...a compelling and passionate exploration of a dying grandmother's vivid memories, and her dutiful granddaughter who must navigate her future without the one family member she truly connects with."

C.M. Campbell, the boards

Characters

  • Casting: 3F
  • Casting Attributes: All Female

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It is the end of summer and Jessica is going in for tests. Michelle, in her 20s, has come to assist in putting her high-spirited grandmotheres affairs in order. eJust shut the suitcase,e she tells Michelle as they pack for the trip to the hospital, eand close the latch. Thates what I suspect theyell doeopen me up, see that everything is a damn mess, and simply close the latch.e But Jessicaes will has little to do with who gets the antique china. In unravelling a complex tapestry of lifelong dreams and deceptions, Jessica and Michelle bequeath to each other intimate, and sometimes painful, gifts of love. Intertwined throughout the scenes is a young girl who, both real and imagined, enters their world and revitalizes their mutual love of life. Area staging. Approximate running time: 30 minutes.

$19.95

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