FUMBLEWINTER

by Rachael Carnes

One-Act: In the year 930, the Age of Settlement, over the previous fifty years or so, the population of Iceland, this geologically-rich, but resource-poor island (about the size of Oregon) has grown from one, to nearly 10,000 people, who are scattered across the land, and dispersed into a multitude of self-appointed, and pretty shitty, kingdoms. They come together to discuss the impending apocalypse, but are too...

One-Act: In the year 930, the Age of Settlement, over the previous fifty years or so, the population of Iceland, this geologically-rich, but resource-poor island (about the size of Oregon) has grown from one, to nearly 10,000 people, who are scattered across the land, and dispersed into a multitude of self-appointed, and pretty shitty, kingdoms. They come together to discuss the impending apocalypse, but are too distracted with witch hunts, and the latest gadgets, to get much done.

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FUMBLEWINTER

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  • Cheryl Bear: FUMBLEWINTER by Rachael Carnes
    “

    A hilarious play in the middle of an apocalypse filled with a mix of witchcraft and work references that is so creative and funny. Well done.

    A hilarious play in the middle of an apocalypse filled with a mix of witchcraft and work references that is so creative and funny. Well done.

    ”
  • Lee R. Lawing: FUMBLEWINTER by Rachael Carnes
    “

    This was my introduction to the very talented and gifted playwright Rachael Carnes and I was very lucky to be able to see this read at the Inge Festival in 2018. It has all those items that make her works a joy to read and see. And then there's the gift she's given to the the playwright community in addition to her talents as a writer. If you haven't read a Carnes play yet, do yourself a very big favor by doing that today!

    This was my introduction to the very talented and gifted playwright Rachael Carnes and I was very lucky to be able to see this read at the Inge Festival in 2018. It has all those items that make her works a joy to read and see. And then there's the gift she's given to the the playwright community in addition to her talents as a writer. If you haven't read a Carnes play yet, do yourself a very big favor by doing that today!

    ”
  • Catherine Weingarten: FUMBLEWINTER by Rachael Carnes
    “

    A zany and fun little comedic gem. Carnes' bright language and sense of play is on display here in a delightful way! The play is a little great commentary on how The Important Men in charge are still barely doing anything. This play is hurting for a group of game and goofy actors to attack it.

    A zany and fun little comedic gem. Carnes' bright language and sense of play is on display here in a delightful way! The play is a little great commentary on how The Important Men in charge are still barely doing anything. This play is hurting for a group of game and goofy actors to attack it.

    ”
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Development History

  • Reading, William Inge Center for the Arts — 37th Annual Inge Theater Festival , 2018
  • Workshop, Playwrights Center — Rewrite workshop with Alice Tuan , 2017