Genre: Holiday drama, one-act play

Synopsis: On the third night of Hanukkah, broken-hearted JULIE takes a hike with big sister CAMMY in the back country to seek peace of mind over the end of her six-year romantic relationship. JULIE’s mourning period gets rudely disrupted when she and her sister take a fall, injuring them both, and learn from their rescuer—a Wilderness First Responder—that they have to wait until the light of dawn to climb back out. Frightened by her situation, can Hanukkah serve as the pulse that provides a steady foundation?

Characters:  

JULIE, Jewish lesbian, from Pittsburgh, in her early 20s

CAMMY, Julie’s sister, in her 30s

PEARL, African American lesbian, from Tuskegee who has now lived in Pittsburgh for several years, in her 30s

Place:  The back country in the Allegheny Mountains

Time:  Late afternoon, just before the third night of Hanukkah in late November

PROP LIST

Leaves, dry

Stick, large enough to use as a cane

Sticks, mid-size for a camp fire

Twigs

Rock with a sharp edge, with blood on the edge

Rocks, to use for a fire ring

Bandana, bloody

Bandana, clean

Paper napkins

Blanket, small

Flask

Nalgenes, two

Cigarettes

Matches

Wind breaker

Beach bag

Food items

Olive oil

Bread

Plastic baggy, contains tea candles

First-aid kit         

                Latex gloves

Syringe

                Bandaid strips

                Bandages

                Bandage tape

               Athletic tape

               Scissors

Backpack

                Plastic painter’s cloth, rolled

                Rope, perhaps laundry rope

Cell phone

SOUNDS

Wind

Whistle

PEARL, calling “hello” from a distance