Realistic
Daphne’s Dive
In North Philadelphia, six regulars gather at a neighborhood corner bar. Over twenty years they share collective memories they'd rather forget, but which keep sneaking up and tapping them on the shoulder.
Forget Me Not
Welcome to the New Now, a time in which written language has been forbidden and forgotten. Those who desire to have their love letters written and read must make a dangerous journey to the secret and illegal camp of She, the Keeper of the Lost Hand. Aided by the mysterious showman Me, She recounts how her past led her to be one of the last people able to read and write in cursive. The tandem tale of Zako Budaydos and His Dancing Bear illuminates the time of the Before, when the carnival performer had to rely on wit, love, and a secret coded language in order to survive. Internationally renowned playwright and puppeteer Ronnie Burkett has once again created a fascinating and provocative world as a love letter for increasingly uncivilized times.
About Playwright(s)
Cast Information
Cultural background of characters
Total number of characters
Minimum number of actors
Female roles
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Male roles
Transgender roles
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Non-Binary Gender Non-Conforming roles
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Gender unespecified roles
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Age of characters
Actor-Friendly Parts
Monologue level
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Monologue details
There are frequent calls to the audience to participate, with up to 100 people in the audience, while performing. This includes puppets being given to each person, a person who controls a phonograph and more.
Scene level
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Scene details
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Production and Publication
First produced
2019, Luminato Festival, Toronto
Publication year
2022
Published by
Playwrights Canada Press
ISBN
9780369101570
If one were to perform this play in lieu of Ronnie, they would need puppeteering skills and the puppets themselves. Apt description of the show: https://puppetsinreview.home.blog/2021/01/31/ronnie-bukett-forget-me-not/
If one were to perform this play in lieu of Ronnie, they would need puppeteering skills and the puppets themselves. Apt description of the show: https://puppetsinreview.home.blog/2021/01/31/ronnie-bukett-forget-me-not/
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