The Forgiving Harvest
By Y York.
Product Code: F88000
Full-length Play
Drama
Cast size: 5m., 1w. (Two of the 5 male roles are boys.)
Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
Awards: The Charlotte B. Chorpenning Playwright Award | AATE Distinguished Play Award | AT&T OnStage Award
Rights and availability
This title can be licensed and sold in the following countries:
Canada, United States
* Please note the royalty rate listed is the minimum royalty rate per performance. The actual royalty rate will be determined upon completion of a royalty application.
Synopsis
Two years ago, Mika couldn't stand to wait at her mother's deathbed, so she went to the barn to help Mona-the-cow deliver Sticky. Now, Sticky is ready for market. But Mika musters all of her 9-year-old resources to prevent Sticky from being shipped with the rest of the herd. Her relationship with Sticky is revealed in their "conversations" in which Mika, of course, speaks both parts. These conversations have a deep and aching importance to Mika because Sticky's "words" are Mom's, and if Sticky dies, Mom will die again. "A play that will touch people of all ages…an engaging story about a family growing closer while coping with loss and uncertainty." (Surburban Wayne Times, Pa.) "An essay about growing up and how the past can color the present. Part valentine for the rural way of life and part coming-of-age story, it makes its many points with good cheer and a strong work ethic." (Daily Local News, Westchester, Pa.)
Notes
Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
Details
- Status In stock
- Type of Show Full-length Play
- Product Code F88000
- Minimum Cast Size 6
- Pages of Dialogue 62
- Min. Royalty Rate $85.00/perf
- Approx. Run Time 90 min
- Staging Area staging.
Categories
- Target Audience Young Audiences | Middle School | High School | College and Adult | Family (all ages)
- Performing Group Middle School | High School | College Theatre | Community Theatre | Professional Theatre | TYA | Dinner Theatre
- Genre Drama
- ISBN(13) 9781583422809
Customer Reviews
Hints, Tips, and Tricks
Sticky is a challenge. To create a puppet that is stylizedÑbut functionalÑand represents a 1300-lb. steer, is very important for this production.
Media Reviews
"York skillfully reveals issues through character, and The Forgiving Harvest tells an engaging story—about a family growing closer while coping with loss and uncertainty—with wit and grace… The Forgiving Harvest exemplifies the Family Discovery Series' philosophy with a story that doesn't preach or condescend, but rather invites us into a fascinating world and reveals its secrets." -Suburban Wayne Times"There's a warm loping folksiness to The Forgiving Harvest that makes this new family production at the People's Light and Theatre Company a more cerebral alternative to the usual panic and pratfalls of ordinary children's theatre… The Forgiving Harvest is not a breezy entertainment for toddlers: it's an essay about growing up and how the past can color the present Part valentine for the rural way of life and part coming-of-age story, it makes its many points with good cheer and a strong work ethic." -Daily Local News, Westchester
"Forgiving Harvest: a play that will touch people of all ages." -Suburban Wayne Times
Gallery
The Forgiving Harvest - Columbus Children's Theatre, Columbus, OH
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