They Call Me Perseverant

by Danielle Wirsansky

TEN MINUTE PLAY (2F/1M)
"They Call Me Perseverant" offers a gripping glimpse into the life of real Chinese American Pilot Hazel Ying Lee, as she faces a harrowing ordeal after her plane crashes in a Midwestern field. Stranded and facing suspicion from locals, Hazel must summon all her courage to prove her loyalty as an American patriot, not an enemy invader.

TEN MINUTE PLAY (2F/1M)
"They Call Me Perseverant" offers a gripping glimpse into the life of real Chinese American Pilot Hazel Ying Lee, as she faces a harrowing ordeal after her plane crashes in a Midwestern field. Stranded and facing suspicion from locals, Hazel must summon all her courage to prove her loyalty as an American patriot, not an enemy invader.

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  • Barry Wallace: They Call Me Perseverant by Danielle Wirsansky
    “

    I love this play. It shows perfectly how lack of communication fuels mistrust and propaganda, and how just a little bit of patience and...perseverance can break through any barriers. Hazel's attitude is infectious and Danielle gives her a great spirit that I hope a lot of our pilots had - then and now.

    I love this play. It shows perfectly how lack of communication fuels mistrust and propaganda, and how just a little bit of patience and...perseverance can break through any barriers. Hazel's attitude is infectious and Danielle gives her a great spirit that I hope a lot of our pilots had - then and now.

    ”
  • John Busser: They Call Me Perseverant by Danielle Wirsansky
    “

    12.23.25 - This was such wonderful storytelling. I was drawn in from the get go and actually want to know more about this woman and others like her. The bravery she put on at a time when suspicion was just as likely to get her killed by friendlies says a lot for her sense of duty and her ability to function cooly under a stressful encounter. Danielle Wirsansky has done an amazing bit of writing here.

    12.23.25 - This was such wonderful storytelling. I was drawn in from the get go and actually want to know more about this woman and others like her. The bravery she put on at a time when suspicion was just as likely to get her killed by friendlies says a lot for her sense of duty and her ability to function cooly under a stressful encounter. Danielle Wirsansky has done an amazing bit of writing here.

    ”
  • Dan West: They Call Me Perseverant by Danielle Wirsansky
    “

    It wasn’t easy being Asian in America during World War II. And when you’re Hazel Ying Lee and you’re Asian and female and a pilot in the Women’s Airforce Service Pilot program and your plane just went down in a patch of rural farmland, things get even tougher. This short historical play tells Lee’s story with both humor and aplomb. And it’s timely too.

    It wasn’t easy being Asian in America during World War II. And when you’re Hazel Ying Lee and you’re Asian and female and a pilot in the Women’s Airforce Service Pilot program and your plane just went down in a patch of rural farmland, things get even tougher. This short historical play tells Lee’s story with both humor and aplomb. And it’s timely too.

    ”
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3- 2F/1M. Hazel must be played by an asian actor.