14-year-old farm boy John is tasked with cleaning the hayloft of an unwanted Swallow's nest. As he wrestles with his guilt and sadness about this job, his own heartaches to be beautiful and clean in a dirty and often ugly world are revealed.
14-year-old farm boy John is tasked with cleaning the hayloft of an unwanted Swallow's nest. As he wrestles with his guilt and sadness about this job, his own heartaches to be beautiful and clean in a dirty and often ugly world are revealed.
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Fancy Fliers are Hard to Swallow - A MONOLOGUE
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Michele Clarke:
Fancy Fliers are Hard to Swallow - A MONOLOGUE
by Anya Martin
“
Martin is extremely skilled at developing vivid understanding and empathy in her audience. As with her other Pennsyltucky pieces, we ache for and along with these characters. And we learn. It's magnificent, bravely honest work.
Martin is extremely skilled at developing vivid understanding and empathy in her audience. As with her other Pennsyltucky pieces, we ache for and along with these characters. And we learn. It's magnificent, bravely honest work.
”
Cherielyn Ferguson:
Fancy Fliers are Hard to Swallow - A MONOLOGUE
by Anya Martin
“
There's a great sense of specificity here as a boy struggles to follow through with the chore of clearing out a nest filled with baby birds. Finding that he identifies with swallows and their penchant for cleanliness makes it all the harder. I was in suspense as to whether he'd do it or not, and raced through this piece to find out. An excellent monologue with twists and turns--great for a young actor wanting to show off their skills.
There's a great sense of specificity here as a boy struggles to follow through with the chore of clearing out a nest filled with baby birds. Finding that he identifies with swallows and their penchant for cleanliness makes it all the harder. I was in suspense as to whether he'd do it or not, and raced through this piece to find out. An excellent monologue with twists and turns--great for a young actor wanting to show off their skills.
