31 Plays in 31 Days: #13 - "Explain"

Today's piece is the first day so far I had to toss something out because I couldn't muster the focus or the subject matter sufficient to get invested in the piece. I'm surprised it took thirteen days to get to that point; I'm kind of impressed with myself, really. But I spent all weekend finishing the homework assignment due today, as well as getting off-book for the rehearsal period that began tonight. Unfortunately the end result is that the piece isn't very deep or good. When I'm not invested in what I'm writing, it's very rare that the product comes out well. (See my really failed one act play from two semesters ago, The Waiting Room, for an example of that phenomenon.) But at least I have yet to miss generating a piece for each day. This one's about a boy who's been arrested being visited in juvenile hall by his foster mother.

( Day #13 - "Explain" )