Skating by Lindsay Kennedy

TYA ONE ACT: Ten year old Ellie struggles to adapt to her new surroundings after her mother moves them up to Michigan. When the grandfather she hasn’t seen in a year offers to teach her to ice skate, it is the last thing she wants to do. But with some help from a magical being called Lady Winter and the unending warmth and goofy jokes of her grandfather, she begins to enjoy their skating sessions. Their...
TYA ONE ACT: Ten year old Ellie struggles to adapt to her new surroundings after her mother moves them up to Michigan. When the grandfather she hasn’t seen in a year offers to teach her to ice skate, it is the last thing she wants to do. But with some help from a magical being called Lady Winter and the unending warmth and goofy jokes of her grandfather, she begins to enjoy their skating sessions. Their sessions are forced to end after a heartbreaking loss, and Ellie has to learn how to skate on her own. Skating is a story of love, loss, and the magic of playing on ice.
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Skating

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  • Purple Crayon Players:
    1 Jul. 2018
    “ SKATING is a beautiful and real exploration of intergenerational family relationships and loss through the eyes of a young person. Adams respects young people with her words, and she provides opportunity for play, magic, and creativity with her stage directions. ”
  • Jordan Elizabeth Henry:
    24 Apr. 2018
    “ Lovely and loving, SKATING is a heartfelt, magical story about surviving your first great loss, at whatever age that happens. The pond becomes a sacred space in the natural world, blending the spiritual and the deeply earthy and physical so that they seamlessly melt into one another. Infinite possibilities for staging for a wide variety of creative teams, Adams' play would make an equally charming low-budget staged reading at a school or at a large venue with the budget to bring magic into reality. ”
  • Claudia Haas:
    15 Jan. 2018
    “ This is a beautiful, poignant play about loss and coming-of-age at the tender age of ten. Ellie's struggles are everyone's struggles and young audiences will connect with her and root for her. Adams brings magic into the mix but it's not abracadabra - it's winter magic from the natural world. The blend of down-to-earth reality and winter enchantment drew me in. I never wanted to leave. I hope to see this on a stage soon. ”

Development History

  • Reading
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    Purple Crayon Players
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    2018
  • Workshop
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    Purple Crayon Players
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    2018

Awards

Finalist
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New Plays for Young Audiences
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The Provincetown Playhouse
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2017