HIS FIRST ENGLISH WORDS
A short monologue play
by Tara Meddaugh (c) 2018
*This monologue stands alone as its own piece, but it also comes from the collection of shorts in the full-length play, Victory Gardens.
Grace is a Catholic widow who takes in a Jewish refugee child in the 1940s. She knows very little of his experience, culture, or language and strives to find a way to connect.
DETAILS
Genre: Drama, 1940s, monologue
Running time: Approximately 5-10 minutes
Cast: Female, 40s-60s
Setting: a home, a public library
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To read the full-length play, from which His First English Words monologue originated, please click the link below for The Victory Garden Plays.
WCT Production of The Victory Garden Plays directed by Nathan Flower. Below is the movement, [Grace and Albert and] His First English Words starring Missy Flower. Costume design by Georgia Evans. Photos by Gregory Perry Photography.
