JUMPING THE WIND
A dark comedy/absurdist
Hana Kalinski and Rich Price in Jumping the Wind, as part of Movements of the Wind, produced by Katherine and Friends/The Director’s Company, NYC (dir. Kel Haney; costume design by Rebecca Frey).
The flower on which Pollen V-6 and Pollen K-10 have lived their entire lives has wilted and is dying. If they do not make a dangerous jump to a fresh flower, Cat will destroy the flower and any remaining pollen that night. All other pollen have already made the jump to presumed safety, but Pollen V-6 has been too frightened to leave. She doubts the legend that anything better lies beyond. The leader, Pollen K-10, has remained behind with her, and has to decide how long he will stay to rally her before his own safety is in jeopardy. Jumping the Wind is a story of leaving the familiar, taking risks for the promise of something better. It’s the story of facts versus hope. And a story of friendship and trust.
DETAILS
Cast: 1 male, 1 female (2 females, OR 2 males, any gender)
Age range: Tween, teen, adult
Genre: Absurd, Dark comedy, Comedy
Set: A dying flower
Length: Ten-minute play
*Jumping the Wind can also be found in the collection Movements of the Wind. Movements of the Wind is a 5-piece collection of short intertwined plays journeying the challenges of garden inhabitants as they confront the volatile effects of Mother Nature through their lives.
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