Legend of the Green Glass

Characters

3 F; 2M

Miriam – late 40’s, early 50’s

Gerald – late 50’s, early 60’s

Erkametz – thirteen

Jenevere – mid 30’s

Soldier – 20’s

Time/Place

In the long ago, on the edge of a wood between two kingdoms, a remote zone where the revolutionaries made their homes.

Set

Interior of a rustic cabin set in the long ago, dominated by a stone hearth; Woodland where a glowing green tree grows in the rain.

Running time

Ninety minutes, no intermission

Synopsis

Underscored with original music (Jamal Leki-Albano) played on simple flutes and wooden box percussion, The Legend of the Green Glass is the first of a trilogy celebrating the ancient days of matriarchy. An infant is found at the door of an older couple’s cabin. The child is wrapped in opulent cloth. Upon examination, an oak shaped mark is found on the infant’s back. A glowing green disk is packed in among her swaddling.

Despite their concerns, Miriam and Gerald raise the child as if she were their granddaughter. But when Erkametz is about to turn thirteen, she discovers the green glass that’s been hidden from her all these years. Alone in the woods, she is visited by a woman who mysteriously knows about her leaf mark.

Legend of the Green Glass examines political dissent, the role of the natural world in human life, and the power of the matriarchal spirit.

Production/Development History

Developed in Will Dunne’s Scene Shop Workshop, Chicago Dramatists