A SMALL HISTORY OF AMAL BY AMAL, AGE 7
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(3F, 3M, 80 min.) For Amal, a seven-year-old boy in a public hospital in India, one day is the adventure of a lifetime. Whether a Sikh food service worker with dreams of Bollywood, a Hindu nurse with a penchant for writing letters, or a Muslim girl-genius fascinated by the macabre, Amal makes friends everywhere. 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.
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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
"Highly intimate in staging, and with a tenderness that permeates... Human in a time humanity is sorely needed." - Seattlegayscene.com
PRODUCTION HISTORY
- 2018 Forward Flux & Pratidhwani, Seattle WA
- 2014 Workshop Production, The New School for Drama MFA, NY
SELECTED ACCOLADES
- 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