PFC Play Anthology 2024 | Page 44

Setting :
At Rise :
3 block formations are featured on stage with a large obstacle course ring ( preferably 3-feet in diameter ) on the ground by each formation .
ARBOR stands near his formation downstage right . ZEPHYR stands near his / her formation upstage center . RIO stands near her formation downstage left .
Well , I guess this is it .
I can ’ t believe she ’ s leaving so soon .
ARBOR
RIO
ZEPHYR It ’ s like a bad dream . The van comes tomorrow , right ?
Today .
ARBOR & RIO
ZEPHYR Today ?! And we don ’ t have anything to give her ? Oh , this is bad . What kind of friends just —
ARBOR Relax . Kaia knows what she means to us . Trust me . She has spent her whole life in this backyard . We hold some of her fondest memories .
RIO ( tearing up ) Ten years have gone by so fast . I swear Mom and Dad brought her home from the hospital yesterday , am I right ? Be prepared , you two . The second I see her … water works .
We would expect nothing less .
Oh hush , it ’ s only natural .
ZEPHYR
RIO
ARBOR Alright , focus . She ’ ll be here any minute to say … you know . ( pause ) Everybody think . What have we already given her ?
( RIO , ARBOR , and ZEPHYR search their block formations during the following dialogue , yet they do not interact with the rings .)
RIO Goodness , so many trinkets over the years . It ’ s impossible to name them all . Acorns , loose twigs , bird feathers , even a mud pie from that big rainstorm last year .
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