Forever Captain: “The Show” - 4. So Damn Lucky

Forever Captain:
“The Show”
By Phoebe Roberts
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Summary: Steve’s teenaged great-granddaughter cajoles him into going with her to see Rogers: The Musical. And like any good theater experience, they’ll laugh and they’ll cry.

Previous chapters:
1. Balcony Seats
2. The Overture
3. Kids From Brooklyn

Chapter summary: A very important character shows up in the play— and Steve takes serious issue with the portrayal.

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( Chapter 4 - “So Damn Lucky” )

Next chapter: 5. Rebirth

31 Plays in 31 Days, #31 - “Marginalia”

I did it. I finished 31 Plays in 31 Days 2023, the scene I’ve been struggling with all month, and the first draft of Mrs. Hawking part 7. And here it is.

It doesn’t completely work in sequence with all the other pieces drafted for version 1. But that’s okay; complete is the first step on the path to finalized. And I think I managed to work out some stuff that was delaying me, which will inform the edit when I go in for version 2. I’m really happy and relieved, as it was delayed as hell and I was really struggling. But there’s some interesting stuff in here that can be polished into something real.

This piece goes after 2022’s #14 - “Another Young Girl” and before 2023’s #11 - “Hurt.” Also, I changed the name of a minor character mentioned in here from Faith Tanner to Maggie Tanner. I needed to use the name Faith elsewhere.

And that’s 31P31D 2023, scene 2.4, and Hawking part 7.


Photo by Dan Fox

( Day #31 - Marginalia )