The February People’s Choice Award goes to…
The people have spoken… The February People’s Choice Award goes to Kathryn Ryan for her short play, Hannah and Greyson, presented as a staged reading Simulcast & On-Demand via Vimeo Live on February 27th. Congratulations, Kathryn!
Courtesy of Kathryn, we’re pleased to share the first few pages from the award-winning script. Enjoy!
HANNAH AND GREYSON
by Kathryn Ryan
CHARACTERS
HANNAH, a young teen, female.
GREYSON, a young teen, can be any gender / identity.
THE WITCH, an older woman.
SETTING
A magical forest. If possible, there is the suggestion of The Witch’s house —
a colorful Victorian Gingerbread-style Cottage. The present.
SYNOPSIS
Out in the woods, Hannah and Greyson come upon the perfect weekend
house to live out their cottagecore fantasy. But first, they must befriend the
owner – The Witch – who’s just trying to distance herself from her past, keep
growing and changing, and steer clear of nosy children.
HANNAH and GREYSON walk in the woods, phones in hand.
GREYSON: This is soooo boring, Hannah. Can we turn back now?
HANNAH: I was told to touch grass.
GREYSON: Not literally.
HANNAH: You didn’t have to come.
GREYSON: I can’t let you out into the real world alone. You never know
what might happen.
HANNAH: Look, Greyson! Up ahead.
GREYSON: Oh my God, Hannah, that’s adorable!
HANNAH: A real Victorian Gingerbread. Totally cottagecore! I’ve gotta
get a picture for my Tumblr.
GREYSON: I thought you’d given up your cottagecore and were just
focusing on your Grunge, Y2K and Goth accounts?
HANNAH: I’m multi-dimensional. Let’s get a closer look.
They approach The Witch’s Victorian Gingerbread cottage.
GREYSON: Wait, Hannah. It might not be safe. Stranger danger.
HANNAH: Don’t be such a scaredy-cat. It’s probably just some rich
person’s super-cute off-the-grid weekend cottage.
GREYSON: I wish we had a weekend cottage.
HANNAH: It’s so unfair. Is this angle good?
They stand in front of the cottage, taking pictures. THE WITCH appears,
with her mail.
THE WITCH: What do you children think you’re doing in front of my
cottage?
HANNAH: Taking pictures?
GREYSON: We are totally in love with this place.
HANNAH: It’s inspirational!
THE WITCH: Don’t you know who I am?
HANNAH: You do look sort of familiar…
THE WITCH: Pebbles and bread crumbs? A candy house? Cage in the
back? Big blazing oven inside?
HANNAH: I thought you died.
THE WITCH: Evil never dies.
GREYSON: I think, maybe …we should be going.
THE WITCH: Don’t worry. I’m not gonna hurt you.
GREYSON: How can we be sure?
THE WITCH: I’m in WWA. Wicked Witches Anonymous.
HANNAH: Oh, good for you!
GREYSON: So glad!
THE WITCH: We meet on Wednesdays.
GREYSON: Wait – what’s your IG?
THE WITCH: My what?
HANNAH: Your Instagram? Oh….she’s probably on Facebook!
GREYSON: No wonder we haven’t heard of you. Girl, you gotta get out
there.
HANNAH: No offense, but this doesn’t look like a candy house. Where’s
the gumdrops?
THE WITCH: I was forced to renovate. First, licorice became Twizzlers
and I kept getting lawyer letters about trademark infringement. Then
came climate change and all of a sudden, what used to be a forest turned
into a swamp and trust me, you do not want to be living in a gingerbread
house in the middle of a swamp. And who eats gumdrops these days
anyway?
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