the dog ate it!!!

That had to be one of the top new plays for me tonight!

I was at the 8th Annual Young Writers Night Finalists Announcement, an evening that included the talented folks of Savannah Stage Company enacting these pieces by middle school and high school playwrights.

Yes, that's correct: not adults, but children authored these multi-actor plays!!!

Quite impressive!

Front Porch Improv had graciously provided their space for this event, so kudos to them.

However, I'm reserving all my huzzahs and hoorays for the young writers.

I've been haphazardly catching these over the years, with the first one in 2017 at a shop on Bull Street in the Starland District.

At least, that's what Jayme said when we spoke during intermission.

My distinct recollection was sitting with my back against the plate-glass window of the store as the students' pieces were performed on a tiny makeshift stage.

I'll have to do better about my attendance in the future!

I had two definite favorites tonight.

As it so happens, one was in the first half of the event, and the other post-intermission.

 

That means the first one to truly spark my funny bone was "The Ring", by Ellie Range of Esther F. Garrison School.

As it began, Jane and Sara were retracing their steps from last night.

You see, Sara woke up missing her engagement ring!

She had to find it before her man found out she lost it!

So, in this scene, Sara (center) is asking the owner of the karaoke bar (right) if anyone had possibly turned it in.

Nope!

On Sara went, her trusty bestie Jane reassuring her that they'd locate it.

But it wasn't at the Asian restaurant, either, nor in the taxi they used afterward.

Back to the apartment they went, downhearted, and found the pet dog choking.

What on Earth was wrong???

The man had placed the ring on the coffee table and the dog ate it!

Hahahaha!

I'm sure that's when Jayme heard me laughing and knew I was there!

(smile!)

The one I loved in the second half of the event also was penned by Garrison students.

This time, it was a pair, Olivia Gosden and Dante Ellison, who coauthored "Catastrophic Vows", a piece which would have given a soap opera a run for its money.

So, working right to left, that blonde shortie is the bride's mom; the brunette beside her is 'Debra', the groom's mom; and she's standing beside Jared, the groom.

The man in the middle is the preacher, with 'Dahlia', the bride, to his right.

Then comes 'Emily', the bride's BFF, and the twins, though I don't recall whose siblings they were, but I think they were with the bride.

Got all that straight?

Well, it all got scrambled during the ceremony!

The groom's mom had the hots for the bride...

the bride's mom had the hots for the preacher...

and the bride's best friend wanted to marry the groom!!!

Hahahaha!

That was such fun!!!

Yes, I'll have to watch for this in the future...

and try to catch more events at Garrison, too!