Description
Script about post natal depression: When Frank meets Arlene at a bus stop, they strike up a conversation. Frank is generally an affable guy and to pass the time he chats with the attractive young woman sitting waiting. What starts off as a very pass the time-chatty
relationship between strangers evolves as they continue to wait. Frank soon realizes that Arlene’s behavior is erratic and she’s
oversensitive, but he tries to win her over, even describing his favorite childhood game – ”First to see the lights go on.” Arlene is entranced and in turn tells him of her favourite childhood memories. As the two then play the game together, they form a connection, which allows her to reveal the truth to him – who she is and what she has done to her family in an effort to return to happiness.
A drama script about post natal depression, and how it can, when left untreated, have devastating consequences for the families of the women suffering from it.
Performance History:
FIRST TO SEE THE LIGHTS GO ON(The one act play version of SNOW IN JULY) was first presented at Thresholds Theatre in New York City in January, 1967 with Bob Mastrant and Lois Yasgur in the cast and directed by
Don Signore.
A second production was made by Thresholds eight months
later with Richard Nettum and Mary Lyon.
Other productions followed over the years at The WPA
Theatre, American Theatre of Actors and at many other
venues, off-off Broadway and regionally, including The
Minnesota Ensemble.
New College, Stamford, Lincolnshire, UK – 2017
New Trier High School, IL, USA – 2018
I am ever grateful to all those involved for their enthusiasm
and good work.
Author: James Campbell
Genre: Drama about post natal depression
Type: One act play
Cast: 1M 1F actor
Ages of the Actors: Male middle aged to older, female young 20’s.
Suitable for: PG 12 – family issues
Length: 35 minutes
Set: A bus stop in a suburb of a large northeastern city. The time is the late fifties or early sixties. It is a summer morning, early. There is a bench, C, for passengers. LEFT, there is an overflowing litter basket.
Level of Difficulty: 8/10 – a challenging play that seems initially simple but is complex with many underlying nuances
Read a Sample of the Screenplay of Snow in July
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Copyright © March 2016 James Campbell and Off The Wall Play Publishers
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