Nourishing Marion

monologue for a senior woman
A woman suffering from isolation experiences the healing power of nature.

Situation: During lockdown, a teenager has been feeding birds on the balcony of her apartment. A grouchy neighbour has complained about the mess they cause on his balcony. An elderly neighbour, Marion, knows none of this as she joins them on a Zoom call. 

Published online in Tiny Plays from Quarantine, Little Red Theatre Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Adapted from The Birds Are Feeding Me
PictureFelton Armstrong (Marion)
Coronavirus in the Rearview Mirror
AmaZing Theatre Company
Odd Fellows Lodge
Sandy Spring, Maryland
​June 12, 2022

Performed by Felton Armstrong
PictureRosina Fernhoff (Marion)
The Gratitude Monologues
New York, NY
July 27, 2021

​Performed by Rosina Fernhoff
PictureJuliette Mattair (Marion)
Tiny Plays from Quarantine
Upstage
Wellesley College
Wellesley, ​Massachusetts
​December 4, 2020

Performed by Juliette Mattair
PictureMel Fellows (Marion)
Tiny Plays from Quarantine
Little Red Theatre Company
Minneapolis, Minnesota
August 2, 2020

Performed by Mel Fellows
PicturePip Merrick (Marion)
Monologue Free-for-All
Open Eye Theater
Margaretville
New York
July 19, 2020

​Performed by Pip Merrick
PictureMichael Lussenden (Marion)
In That Moment
Madison College Performing Arts
​Madison, Wisconsin

​Performed by Michael Lussenden ​

Directed by Shannon Coltrane