THE MOON RIVER RAFT
A short dark comedy play
by
Tara Meddaugh
Two rabbits flee for their lives, holding onto hope that a mysterious secret Moon River Raft will carry all Woundeds to a perfect land. But things are never what they seem in the middle of the night…at a creepy river bank…in a forest…under the moon…
Are they?
DETAILS
Genre: Dark comedy/drama/heightened
Cast: 2 female, but can be any gender
Age: Teen-adult
Setting: Riverbank, night
Time period: Present
Running time: Around 15 minutes
When the rabbit, Selina, breaks her leg, she knows she will not survive long in a forest filled with predators. While the rest of her rabbit colony has ostracized her as a “magnet of death,” her sister, Meredith, remains loyal and plans to keep her safe by hiding her in a tree stump forever. But when Meredith discovers Selina has left the stump and gone to a creepy river in the middle of the night, Selina reveals a secret she has learned from the elder-rabbits: The Moon River Raft is arriving tonight and will take all Woundeds to a perfect place where injuries are healed and no predators exist. Selina pleads with Meredith to come with her, but Meredith has serious doubts. As the Moon River Raft approaches, their fate becomes clear and their loyalty to each other is truly tested.
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Photos below from WCT’s production, featuring Kelly Kirby and Missy Flower, directed by Brenda Hettmansberger; Gregory Perry Photography
