YELLOW CARD, RED CARD

by Melisa Tien

In a small Muslim town in Northern Cameroon, four young women prepare for a soccer championship that will determine not only the future of the team, but the unique trajectory of each girl’s life. Steeped in fierce, glorious physicality and inspired by a real-life Cameroonian girls team, the play blurs the line between theater and sporting event.

Note: Though originally envisioned with 5 actors--4 females and 1...

In a small Muslim town in Northern Cameroon, four young women prepare for a soccer championship that will determine not only the future of the team, but the unique trajectory of each girl’s life. Steeped in fierce, glorious physicality and inspired by a real-life Cameroonian girls team, the play blurs the line between theater and sporting event.

Note: Though originally envisioned with 5 actors--4 females and 1 male--playing a multitude of roles, the number of actors may be expanded to 19--one for each role--if a director desires it.

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YELLOW CARD, RED CARD

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  • Kathleen Jones: YELLOW CARD, RED CARD

    This is one of my absolute favorite plays. I read this in the library at New Dramatists, where Tien is a resident, and it really... ah I only have cheesy things to say. Restored my faith in theatre. It's a breath of fresh air. It's a fierce, feminine, purely theatrical story that could *only* be told onstage, a beautiful coming of age story that you don't get to see often on regional stages. Everyone produce this play!

    This is one of my absolute favorite plays. I read this in the library at New Dramatists, where Tien is a resident, and it really... ah I only have cheesy things to say. Restored my faith in theatre. It's a breath of fresh air. It's a fierce, feminine, purely theatrical story that could *only* be told onstage, a beautiful coming of age story that you don't get to see often on regional stages. Everyone produce this play!

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization New Dramatists, Year 2016

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization Ice Factory Festival, Year 2017
  • Type Workshop, Organization American Academy of Dramatic Arts , Year 2016

Awards

  • Collaboration Award
    Women in the Arts and Media Coalition
    Finalist
    2015