Between Trains
70 minutes
5 Male, 3 Female, Doubling Possible Cast: 7 - 14
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Arrival: in which Wendell tries to find her Bearings
Wendell emerges from the pile of suitcases, naked and sopping wet, gasping for air, trying to make sense of her surroundings and thoughts.
TRAIN ANNOUNCER (V.O.): Vällkomen! Parakalo warten here. Bitte allez á track ichi ni san. Gracias beaucoup.
A coat appears. Did it come from the Bodhisattvas? Wendell wants it, but thinks it may belong to one of the rushing travelers:
WENDELL: Excuse me – is this yours?
TRAVELER FOUR: Ich bin very occupé.
WENDELL: (reads a tag hanging from the arm of the coat) “For Wendell.”
(turns over the tag, reads it)
“That’s you.” Oh! Me! OK.
(tries out her new name, putting on the coat)
“Wendell.”
TRAIN ANNOUNCER (V.O.): Tashi Delek! Seine ticket esta number fjórtán. Molto efcharisto.
She puts the coat on as an apple rolls across the space.
BODHISATTVAS:
AN APPLE ROLLS
A WAVING SEA
A WINDOW SILL
A PLATE OF SOMETHING GOOD
A Bodhisattvas crosses the space, pushing a pram.
BODHISATTVAS/WENDELL:
A BABY CRIES
A TELEPHONE
A BURNING ASH
A DROP OF SOMETHING RED
TRAIN ANNOUNCER (V.O.): Namaste! Bonvolu stand alejado de la yellow xiàn. Many salamat!
WENDELL: This must be that dream where you’re naked and scared and confused in a foreign place and you don’t speak the language and you can’t remember… well… much. That’s supposed to mean something, right? Something about shame? Or your mother? Maybe it just means you feel naked and scared and confused.
A chime rings.
A flash of light is followed by a crack of thunder, scattering the travelers.
A title appears:
Loud Noises: in which Wendell learns Fear
FEDA, 4th April 2023
FEDA, 4th April 2023
In this strangely magical play with songs, a woman wakes up in a train station someplace between Maybe and Nowhere. Everyone she meets is waiting for something or going somewhere, but she’s just looking for a way out. The play explores how we get stuck and how we get unstuck – and what can happen in those crucial moments when how we respond makes all the difference . . .
Great for site-specific theaters or professional theaters, as well as college and university venues.
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Arrival: in which Wendell tries to find her Bearings
Wendell emerges from the pile of suitcases, naked and sopping wet, gasping for air, trying to make sense of her surroundings and thoughts.
TRAIN ANNOUNCER (V.O.): Vällkomen! Parakalo warten here. Bitte allez á track ichi ni san. Gracias beaucoup.
A coat appears. Did it come from the Bodhisattvas? Wendell wants it, but thinks it may belong to one of the rushing travelers:
WENDELL: Excuse me – is this yours?
TRAVELER FOUR: Ich bin very occupé.
WENDELL: (reads a tag hanging from the arm of the coat) “For Wendell.”
(turns over the tag, reads it)
“That’s you.” Oh! Me! OK.
(tries out her new name, putting on the coat)
“Wendell.”
TRAIN ANNOUNCER (V.O.): Tashi Delek! Seine ticket esta number fjórtán. Molto efcharisto.
She puts the coat on as an apple rolls across the space.
BODHISATTVAS:
AN APPLE ROLLS
A WAVING SEA
A WINDOW SILL
A PLATE OF SOMETHING GOOD
A Bodhisattvas crosses the space, pushing a pram.
BODHISATTVAS/WENDELL:
A BABY CRIES
A TELEPHONE
A BURNING ASH
A DROP OF SOMETHING RED
TRAIN ANNOUNCER (V.O.): Namaste! Bonvolu stand alejado de la yellow xiàn. Many salamat!
WENDELL: This must be that dream where you’re naked and scared and confused in a foreign place and you don’t speak the language and you can’t remember… well… much. That’s supposed to mean something, right? Something about shame? Or your mother? Maybe it just means you feel naked and scared and confused.
A chime rings.
A flash of light is followed by a crack of thunder, scattering the travelers.
A title appears:
Loud Noises: in which Wendell learns Fear
FEDA, 4th April 2023
FEDA, 4th April 2023