Rabbit Warns Gannet
a comedy
A young gannet is keen to fly out over the sea. But a cautious rabbit points out the risk.
CHARACTERS:
KORI, juvenile male gannet
SAGE, mature female rabbit
SETTING:
A cliff top at Cape Kidnappers, New Zealand
CHARACTERS:
KORI, juvenile male gannet
SAGE, mature female rabbit
SETTING:
A cliff top at Cape Kidnappers, New Zealand
Rabbit Warns Gannet won first place in the Playwrights Association of New Zealand 10-Minute Play Competition, 2021.
Here are comments from the adjudicator, Emily Duncan:
Here are comments from the adjudicator, Emily Duncan:
- "Wonderful imaginative quality in this very well-written script, which offers beautiful theatrical opportunities in performance. This is a play that would appeal to all age groups with its playful rendering of the natural world."
- "Of the 25 submissions, the stand-out for me was Rabbit Warns Gannet. This writing is both a beautifully playful and solemn rendering and exploration of the natural world and our fragile and interconnected ecosystems. While it is specifically placed in Aotearoa-New Zealand, this is a work that would also have wider appeal. A clear sense of theatrical staging is forefront, without overshadowing the play’s content and characters. The opening image of Kori the Gannet bouncing on a trampoline is an immediate invitation for audiences of all ages to suspend disbelief. For these reasons I have awarded Rabbit Warns Gannet first place, and I look forward to (hopefully) hearing of a production of this script in the not too-distant future."
(online reading)
Playmarket Clinic
Wellington, New Zealand
October 8, 2022
Cast: Reon Bell (Kori), Heather O'Carroll (Sage)
Script advisor: Sameena Zehra
Playmarket Clinic
Wellington, New Zealand
October 8, 2022
Cast: Reon Bell (Kori), Heather O'Carroll (Sage)
Script advisor: Sameena Zehra
Heather O'Carroll (Sage) and Reon Bell (Kori)
(online reading)
Dunne's Downtime Players
Eldersburg, Maryland
January 23, 2022
Cast: Steve Bruun (Kori), Louise Cornetta (Sage)
Dunne's Downtime Players
Eldersburg, Maryland
January 23, 2022
Cast: Steve Bruun (Kori), Louise Cornetta (Sage)
Steve Bruun (Kori) and Louise Cornetta (Sage)
(staged reading)
East Coast Scribes
Evolution Theatre Company
Gisborne, New Zealand
January 22, 2022
Cast: Mat Hatten (Kori), Julie McPhail (Sage)
Directed by Paula Hatten
East Coast Scribes
Evolution Theatre Company
Gisborne, New Zealand
January 22, 2022
Cast: Mat Hatten (Kori), Julie McPhail (Sage)
Directed by Paula Hatten
Julie McPhail (Sage) and Mat Hatten (Kori)
(online reading)
Anything Goes! Theatre Lab
ANDTheatre Company
New York, NY
November 10, 2021
Cast: David Kubicka (Kori), Ellen Barber (Sage)
Anything Goes! Theatre Lab
ANDTheatre Company
New York, NY
November 10, 2021
Cast: David Kubicka (Kori), Ellen Barber (Sage)
David Kubicka (Kori) and Ellen Barber (Sage)
(online reading)
P.A.G.E.S.
New York, NY
November 9, 2021
Cast: Daniel Strausman (Kori), Sharlene Hartman (Sage)
P.A.G.E.S.
New York, NY
November 9, 2021
Cast: Daniel Strausman (Kori), Sharlene Hartman (Sage)
Sharlene Hartman (Sage) and Daniel Strausman (Kori)
(online reading)
LA Play Reading
Los Angeles, California
October 24, 2021
Cast: Owen Elijah Brown III (Kori), Mary Benedict (Sage)
LA Play Reading
Los Angeles, California
October 24, 2021
Cast: Owen Elijah Brown III (Kori), Mary Benedict (Sage)
Owen Elijah Brown III (Kori) and Mary John (Sage)