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A SMALL HISTORY OF AMAL BY AMAL, AGE 7

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​SYNOPSIS
For Amal, a seven-year-old orphan in a public hospital in India, one day is the adventure of a lifetime. He meets a Sikh food service worker with dreams of Bollywood, a Hindu nurse with a penchant for writing letters, and a Muslim girl-genius fascinated by the macabre. He waits for his new guardian, a train conductor, to return for him so they can explore the city beyond.  But when Mumbai's railways fall victim to a terrorist attack 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
A public hospital in Mumbai, India.
July 11, 2006 - the historic day of the Mumbai train bombings

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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PRESS


"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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