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    • A SMALL HISTORY
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A SMALL HISTORY OF AMAL BY AMAL, AGE 7

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​SYNOPSIS

On the fateful day of the 2006 Mumbai train bombings, Amal, a seven-year-old boy in a public hospital, lives a smaller history. He meets a food service worker with dreams of Bollywood. He falls in love for the first time. He summons the monsoons so he can swim out the window to explore the city beyond. But when Mumbai's commuter trains are attacked and the hospital struggles beyond capacity to treat the survivors, Amal gets lost in the shuffle.
Now, it’ll take an explorer’s heart and a little Bollywood magic to defeat the god of death.


TIME & PLACE
An immersive public hospital in Mumbai, India.
July 11, 2006.

CHARACTERS
AMAL: m/f. Age 7. A young patient with the heart of an explorer.
SUDA: f. "7-and-three-quarters." Amal's first crush. A Muslim girl from a slum of Mumbai.
UNCLE: m.  Amal's guardian.  An agnostic train conductor who thrives on routine.
RISHI: m.  Amal's friend.  A Sikh food service worker with dreams of Bollywood.
DOCTOR: m.  Amal's nemesis.  Doubles as the Bird of Death.
NURSE: f.  Amal's ally.  A Hindu woman from the city.  Doubles as Amal's Mother.



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REVIEWS

"Adventure lurks around every corner. The squirrel outside is a secret messenger. The food-cart guy is a budding Bollywood star. The world is whatever Amal wants it to be, and Lindsay Joelle’s lyrical new play shapeshifts to accommodate his fancy." ​- CityArts

"Highly intimate in staging, and with a tenderness that permeates... Human in a time humanity is sorely needed." ​- Seattlegayscene.com

PRODUCTION HISTORY

SELECTED ACCOLADES

  • 2018 Forward Flux & Pratidhwani, Seattle WA
  • 2014 Workshop Production, The New School for Drama MFA, NY
  • Finalist, Eugene O'Neill National Playwrights Conference
  • Finalist with Honorable Mention, Bay Area Playwrights Festival​
  • 2018 Top Show Honoree, RAD List Recognizing Artistic Diversity in Seattle Theatre
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