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Three Weird Mornings at the Library

one-act comedy

Lullaby for a Librarian    One Wish Each    Librarians Embrace Fiction
A public library is supposed to be a peaceful, quiet place. You’d think an insomniac librarian could get some sleep, a homeless scholar could study and a shellshocked refugee could relax.

Characters

Female
COURTNEY   geeky shelver  
ELAINE          sensitive manager
TARA             insomniac librarian 
MYRTLE        veteran cataloger
GENIE           free spirit

Male
ALFRED        inconspicuous patron
SCHOLAR     homeless senior
AMIR             grateful immigrant
MAJE            disciplined soldier

This play may be performed with a cast of 4 actors:
3f, 1m
COURTNEY
ELAINE, MYRTLE
TARA, GENIE, MAJE
ALFRED, SCHOLAR, AMIR

online reading)
​
Keakalehua Playreading Hui
Kumu Kahua Theatre
Honolulu, Hawaii
​
January 11, 2023

​Cast: Donna Blanchard (Courtney), Jackie Pualani Johnson (Elaine), Victoria Kneubuhl (Tara), 
Marion Lyman-Mersereau (Myrtle), Jeannie Barroga (Genie), Dick (Alfred), Stephen Most (Scholar), Normie Salvador (Amir), Imipono Kane (Maje)
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Jackie Pualani Johnson (Elaine), Dick (Alfred), Marion Lyman-Mersereau (Myrtle) and Victoria Kneubuhl (Tara) in Lullaby for a Librarian
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Jeannie Barroga (Genie), Stephen Most (Scholar) and Donna Blanchard (Courtney) in One Wish Each
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Normie Salvador (Amir), Imipono Kane (Maje) and Donna Blanchard (Courtney) in Librarians Embrace Fiction

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(reading) 
Shakespeare in the 'Burg One-Act Play Competition Winners
Shakespeare in the Square
The Sheila Johnson Center for the Performing Arts
Middleburg, Virginia
​April 8, 2018

Directed by Dan Hasse


Cast: Estefania Giraldo (Courtney), Rebecca Miller (Elaine, Myrtle), Melissa Mahoney (Tara, Genie, Maje), Constantine Malahias (Alfred, Scholar, Amir)

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Constantine Malahias (Amir) & Melissa Mahoney (Maje)
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Rebecca Miller (Elaine) & Estefania Giraldo (Courtney)

(staged reading) 
Sterts Theatre One-Act Play Competition
Liskeard, Cornwall, UK
December 5, 2015 & January 29, 2016

Cast: Esme Brown (Courtney), Steph Reece (Elaine, Myrtle), Ruth Boyles (Tara, Genie), Greg Walton (Alfred, Scholar, Amir), Tracey Kerr (Maje)


Directed by Tracey Kerr
  • ​​Award
Runner-up in the Sterts Theatre One-Act Play Competition

  • Award
Highly Commended in the Playwrights Association of New Zealand (PANZ) 2014 One-Act Play Competition