Love and Acoustics

A Māori legend tells how Tūtānekai played his flute on Mokoia Island, serenading Hinemoa on the shore of Lake Rotorua. Today, two lovers plan to recreate the experience.

CharactersCharacters
WIREMU, young Māori man
HELEN, young Māori woman, a dancer
 
Setting
Shore of Lake Rotorua, New Zealand

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• Second prize, Words on Water Playwriting Contest, Blue Institute, Harwich, Massachusetts, 2023. Script published online

• Commended by adjudicator Eleanor Bishop in the 2020 Playwrights Association of New Zealand 10-Minute Playwriting Competition