Season Of Light
Subtitle: A Winter Fairy Tale
By: by Steph DeFerie
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Playscripts
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 51
Copyright date: 2007
Description: What would you do if the Winter Solstice came and the days didn’t grow longer but continued growing shorter instead?  What could you do if the sun came up later and later and went down earlier and earlier?  What should you do if you thought it was your fault that the world was coming to an end?

Magda is just an ordinary peasant girl chosen to play the Sister Of The Sun in her village’s ceremony celebrating the Solstice.  But when the days keep growing shorter, Magda is given the blame and exiled from her home.  Alone in the forest, she meets an odd group of players who have each lost something important but gained something special.  Led by the brave Rodrigo, Apple (who cannot hear but always knows what is true), Toot (who cannot speak but communicates with birds through whistling), Gwendolyne (who is simple but talks to animals) and Stephen ( who is blind but can see the future) join Magda in her quest to save the world by travelling east to find the real Sister Of The Sun and do whatever is necessary to bring back the light.  But even with the help of the forest animals (presented in the style of Bunraku puppetry) is there enough time or will the darkness of night swallow the Earth forever?

“Season Of Light” is a highly theatrical piece that’s a wonderful alternative to the usual winter holiday plays. Visit Playscripts to read a sample or order a complete copy today!