Once upon a Train (A One-Minute Play)

by Marcia Eppich-Harris

Two strangers meet on a commuter train and wish the other could solve their problems.

Two strangers meet on a commuter train and wish the other could solve their problems.

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Once upon a Train (A One-Minute Play)

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  • Debra A. Cole: Once upon a Train (A One-Minute Play)

    Two train passengers in crisis. Two strangers hungry for connection. One missed opportunity. MARCIA EPPICH-HARRIS has given a us a quick one-minute glance at would could have been. Powerful.

    Two train passengers in crisis. Two strangers hungry for connection. One missed opportunity. MARCIA EPPICH-HARRIS has given a us a quick one-minute glance at would could have been. Powerful.

  • Ryan Kaminski: Once upon a Train (A One-Minute Play)

    A very engaging piece. Despite the play being one minute, we learn a great deal about the characters, their hopes, their desires, and the unspoken sadness that exists between them. Powerful!

    A very engaging piece. Despite the play being one minute, we learn a great deal about the characters, their hopes, their desires, and the unspoken sadness that exists between them. Powerful!

  • Hannah Lee DeFrates: Once upon a Train (A One-Minute Play)

    If only Tom and Annie could verbalize the desires inside their heads. What a bittersweet little piece about the things that go unsaid.

    If only Tom and Annie could verbalize the desires inside their heads. What a bittersweet little piece about the things that go unsaid.

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Character Information

  • Tom
    A wealthy man
  • Annie
    An unemployed woman

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization Fat Turtle Theatre Company, Year 2020