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''[[Watermelon Boats]]'' is a children's play by Wendy MacLaughlin
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''[[Watermelon Boats]]'' is a 10 minute comedy for senior teenagers by Wendy MacLaughlin
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==The original text==
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Two young ladies grow up and explore their friendship, relationships, and encounters with life over the span of 10 years in 10 minutes.
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Commissioned for and first performed by the Actors Theatre in Louisville on 8 May 1979,  directed by Larry Deckel and Michael Hankins. The text published in ''Ten Minute Plays from Actors Theatre of Louisville'', Vol. 1.
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==Translations and adaptations==
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Translated into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Valerea Jonker]] as ''[[Waatlemoen Bote]]'', as a writing exercise for the playwriting course in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]] circa 2001. 
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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== Sources ==
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https://www.pinecrestplayers.com/uploads/4/1/8/9/41893185/watermelon_boats.pdf
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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== Return to ==
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Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]]
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Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]]
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Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]]
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Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]]
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Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]]
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Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
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Return to [[Main Page]]

Revision as of 07:34, 10 March 2023

Watermelon Boats is a 10 minute comedy for senior teenagers by Wendy MacLaughlin

The original text

Two young ladies grow up and explore their friendship, relationships, and encounters with life over the span of 10 years in 10 minutes.

Commissioned for and first performed by the Actors Theatre in Louisville on 8 May 1979, directed by Larry Deckel and Michael Hankins. The text published in Ten Minute Plays from Actors Theatre of Louisville, Vol. 1.


Translations and adaptations

Translated into Afrikaans by Valerea Jonker as Waatlemoen Bote, as a writing exercise for the playwriting course in the Stellenbosch Drama Department circa 2001.

Performance history in South Africa

Sources

https://www.pinecrestplayers.com/uploads/4/1/8/9/41893185/watermelon_boats.pdf

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page