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    The (Almost) True Story of Hope Winter
    The (Almost) True Story of Hope Winter
    The (Almost) True Story of Hope Winter
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    The (Almost) True Story of Hope Winter

    By Persephone Litchfield

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    In this coming of age play, Hope Winter, an incoming freshman, entangles herself with three young novelists who desperately need her to join their writing team. As she bonds with each of them, her high school experience is turned upside down as she struggles with the idea that growing up isn't what she made it out to be.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPersephone Litchfield
    Release dateSep 20, 2018
    ISBN9780463807156
    The (Almost) True Story of Hope Winter
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    Persephone Litchfield

    Persephone "Seph" Litchfield is an American playwright. She is known for her writing in "Piece by Fragment" and "The (Almost) True Story of Hope Winter" as well as a few other titles. She is also a University student, a poet, and a songwriter (with music under the name "Persephone Hope").

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      The (Almost) True Story of Hope Winter - Persephone Litchfield

      Dedications

      To Ahlani Santos, Katrina Wirtz and Amaya Patterson, for letting me be who I am, and lighting up my world every day. You inspire me every day to be a better version of myself.

      To Ellie Gift for following me into each story, and radiating positivity when writing was too much.

      To Ella Lounds, who gave this story a second chance, and who has supported me through every bad draft, and helped me create good ones. You have made me a better writer, creator, and person.

      To the actors and creatives who breathed life into this story.

      And lastly,

      To everyone that supported my ideas when this story was nothing but a seedling, and the people who helped give it the love it needed to grow. You are all the start of me, and I owe you more than I will ever have.

      The (Almost) True Story of Hope Winter

      Persephone Litchfield

      Setting

      Richmond, Oregon. 2015.

      Characters

      In order of appearance

      YOUNG HOPE - A younger version of Hope. 8-12 F

      HOPE WINTER- A freshman in highschool, and a talented writer. 14-15 F

      CYNTHIA LABELLE - A sophomore in highschool, and a hopeful writer. 15-16 F

      BREE FLANDEL - A junior in highschool, and a writer. 17 F

      LIZ MARTIN - A junior in highschool, and an avid writer. 16-17 F

      ALLY COLCONE - A junior in high school, and a writer. 16-17 F

      PIERRE - A high school teacher, responsible for journalism. M 30+

      JAYDIN PALLET - A sophomore in highschool, and an optimistic writer. 15-16 N/B

      WAVERLY - A Journalism student 16-17 F

      JOHN WOLLONS - A senior in high school, and Bree’s ex. 17-18 M

      Ensemble - A group of co-ed students who speak on and off stage 14-18 M F N/B

      Speaking Ensemble: BOY 1, BOY 2, GIRL 1, GIRL 2, REAGAN, PRESTON

      Act 1 : Scene 1

      Scene 1

      YOUNG HOPE runs out, centerstage.

      YOUNG HOPE : I can’t wait. The people, the classes, the music! I can almost feel it! I’ll be cool! People- they’ll like me! And- I’ll wear pretty dresses, and dance with cute boys. Once I make it to high school, I’ll be popular! I’ll go to parties. High school is going to be perfect. Everything will be perfect. I can hardly wait.

      Lights fade out. Black stage. Overlapping offstage voices are heard.

      O/S BOY 1: Sad to see the summer go.

      O/S GIRL 1: Missing my summer nights already.

      O/S BOY 1: First day of freshman!

      O/S GIRL 1: Sophomore!

      O/S BOY 2: Junior!

      O/S GIRL 2: Senior year!

      O/S GIRL 1: First day of school hashtag O O T D.

      O/S BOY 1: Anyone have Gavinson for Geometry?

      O/S GIRL 2: Nova Hills High School, I’m coming

      ALL: First day of school!

      The lights rise on HOPE standing center stage, but now surrounded by her bedroom. She wrings her hands, pacing.

      HOPE: They’re just teenagers, they’re only teenagers. I need so much from today, and I just- I don’t know. I’m scared. I thought I’d be cool, and popular. I mean, what if the other kids don’t like me.

      HOPE walks to her bed, where an outfit is laid out. She holds the shirt up to herself.

      HOPE: I can’t pull this off. (She looks at it again) I can’t pull this off at all.

      She runs to her offstage closet, throwing clothes onstage, sifting for a new top.

      HOPE: I hate everything I have. I have nothing. No clothes.

      HOPE sits on the side of the stage in her pajamas.

      HOPE: My first day is already ruined. The most important day of my life is ruined and it’s only- it’s only-

      HOPE gets up to grab her phone from her bed. She picks it up, horrified.

      HOPE: 7:30?! Oh god, oh god, oh god.

      HOPE runs to her overstuffed backpack and rummages through it.

      HOPE: Notebooks? Yes. Pencils? Yes. Pens? Yes. Binder? Yes. Extra binder in case the first one gets full? Yes. (She pauses). I’ll put some perfume in there in case I need it.

      HOPE grabs a bottle off of her dresser and walks to her bag. She turns back to the dresser.

      HOPE: What if my makeup wears off? I should probably bring my makeup bag with me.

      HOPE grabs her makeup bag off of her dresser. She goes back to her backpack, but turns around to grab deodorant, a necklace, and a bottle of lotion as well. She places them in the backpack.

      HOPE: Just in case I... need them.

      HOPE struggles to zip her backpack but eventually

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