Shameless self-promotion
A few years back, I belonged to a small writing group that challenged its members to write a 10-minute play for our next meeting. None of us knew a thing about plays, but we thought, what the heck? It would be fun to try something new.
Too lazy to write something entirely from scratch, I pulled out an old short story I’d written and converted it into a play. By a strange coincidence, it landed in the hands of a Kanawha Players member, who decided it work work as one of their Briefs and Shorts.
So my play is going to be performed February 16 as part of their “Valentines Gone Bad” show! The show starts at 8 PM at the Charleston Ballet building, 822 Virginia St. E., Charleston, WV. Tickets $5.00 at the door. The play will be performed again on February 23 at the Museum in the Community in Teays Valley.
According to Kanawha Players’ website, “This Valentine celebration will have no cupids, though there may be some arrows. The evening’s short plays will feature a new playwright (Karin Fuller) and original music (Becky Kimmons) and will explore the downside of loving relationships. You’ll see rejection at its best and witness the power of evil candy. Find out what happens to the not so sweet and look out for for the Valentine’s Smack Down. Mature themes. This one is not a show for the kids.”
Mine isn’t the only play they’ll be doing that night. I think mine is actually pretty far into the program, but I’m not sure. I’m not even sure if the play is still titled “Opportunity Knocked” or “In Golden Pond,” since I retitled it somewhere along the way. It’s going to be so strange to see something I’ve written performed on a stage, even if the stage is such a small one.
