Hook, Line, & Sinker

by Seth Barnes

On the final day of the Pickett family's annual summer trip to the cabin on the lake, 11-year-old Melanie embarks on a last ditch effort to catch the ancient bass that resides beneath the dock. The Bass, who has eluded the Pickett family for generations, has other ideas. It's vigor versus wisdom as Melanie and The Bass wax poetic about the lives they've led and the trials they have yet to face.

On the final day of the Pickett family's annual summer trip to the cabin on the lake, 11-year-old Melanie embarks on a last ditch effort to catch the ancient bass that resides beneath the dock. The Bass, who has eluded the Pickett family for generations, has other ideas. It's vigor versus wisdom as Melanie and The Bass wax poetic about the lives they've led and the trials they have yet to face.

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  • Joseph Sexton: Hook, Line, & Sinker by Seth Barnes
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    Such a wonderful short play about the value of achieving your goals and the quality of the journey.

    Such a wonderful short play about the value of achieving your goals and the quality of the journey.

    ”
  • Sophie McIntosh: Hook, Line, & Sinker by Seth Barnes
    “

    Hook, Line, & Sinker contrasts the stubbornness and imagination of young girl navigating the pressures of being a "gifted and talented" eleven-year-old with the worldview of a tough old Bass grappling with a very different kind of existential crisis. Barnes' language alternates between lush languidness and pitch-perfect earnestness as he brings these two well-matched foes to their ultimate showdown on the dock.

    Hook, Line, & Sinker contrasts the stubbornness and imagination of young girl navigating the pressures of being a "gifted and talented" eleven-year-old with the worldview of a tough old Bass grappling with a very different kind of existential crisis. Barnes' language alternates between lush languidness and pitch-perfect earnestness as he brings these two well-matched foes to their ultimate showdown on the dock.

    ”