The Norns of Athens, Maine

by Emma Watkins

Pas, Prësin, and Futur have lived in the Olde Olde Tree in the middle of the Athens dump for as long as anyone here can remember. They weave a knotted web of threads that dictate the lives and the deaths of all who live in Athens.

This is the story of Hansel and Peter, who escaped from the Spencer Lake P.O.W. camp in 1943.
It is the story of Minerva, who left her home in Boston in 1844.
It is the story...

Pas, Prësin, and Futur have lived in the Olde Olde Tree in the middle of the Athens dump for as long as anyone here can remember. They weave a knotted web of threads that dictate the lives and the deaths of all who live in Athens.

This is the story of Hansel and Peter, who escaped from the Spencer Lake P.O.W. camp in 1943.
It is the story of Minerva, who left her home in Boston in 1844.
It is the story of a family headed towards Canada in search of Burger King in 2002.
It is the story of a Moose and some Norns and the Olde Olde Tree that overlooks them all.
It is a story of being forsaken, of wearing out a welcome, of manifest destiny unraveling.

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  • Sarah Saltwick: The Norns of Athens, Maine by Emma Watkins
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    An inventive epic, full of rich imagery that was both familiar and strange to me - the Norns, a wise moose, a hero. There is a great imagination at work here as well as a conjuring of classic storyteller traditions. Would love to experience this!

    An inventive epic, full of rich imagery that was both familiar and strange to me - the Norns, a wise moose, a hero. There is a great imagination at work here as well as a conjuring of classic storyteller traditions. Would love to experience this!

    ”
  • Shaun Leisher: The Norns of Athens, Maine by Emma Watkins
    “

    Loved how playful the language is in this play. A story about what it takes to be a hero and the stories that live on. I need to see this produced.

    Loved how playful the language is in this play. A story about what it takes to be a hero and the stories that live on. I need to see this produced.

    ”