forget me not
Year:
2018
Regional Premier Play
Kavinoky Theatre Buffalo, NY
Writer + Producer
Forget Me Not is a one act play that explores mental health and family history, based in truth.
World Premier One Act Play
Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Scotland
Writer + Producer
Year:
2019
PRODUCTION HISTORY:
2019: Greenside at Nicholson Square Fern Studio Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Scotland, UK
Kristen Tripp Kelley, Director; Brittany Bassett as Diane; Anne Roaldi Boucher as June; Zachary Bellus as Harry; Nick Stevens as Francis
2019: Andrews Theatre Buffalo Infringement Festival, Buffalo, NY
Kristen Tripp Kelley, Director; Brittany Bassett as Diane; Anne Roaldi Boucher as June; Zachary Bellus as Harry; Nick Stevens as Francis
2018: The Kavinoky Theatre Regional Premier, Buffalo, NY
Kristen Tripp Kelley, Director; Anne Roaldi Bouche as June; Zachary Bellus as Harry; Nick Stevens as Francis; Marisa Caruso as Diane
2018: Buffalo State College Workshop, Donald Savage Flexible Theatre, Buffalo, NY
Kyle LoConti, Director; Sandra Robert as June; Colin Taylor as Harry; Lucas Colon as Francis; Aria Bruce as Actor (Diane)
2015: Road Less Traveled Productions/ Emmanuel Fried New Play Workshop, RLTP Theatre, Buffalo, NY Lisa Ludwig, Director; Tracy Snyder as June; Steve Copps as Harry; Michael Seitz as Francis; David Lundy as Voices
2012: Intro to Theatre 1197 THA 106 Buffalo State College; War Letters; a short and true play; filmed on locations at River Fest Park, Buffalo, NY Jonathan Jones, Anna Jones, Steven Saelzer, Kevin Stevens, Brittany Bassett, Zoe Friedlander
In 1983, Diane, a young wife living with precarious mental health, draws strength from the ghost of her recently departed grandmother, June. Diane returns with June, back to fateful mid-winter night in 1945 where June has locked herself in the homestead attic, conjuring a three-handed card game with her husband, Harry, and brother-in-law, Francis, both infantrymen fighting overseas in the waning days of World War Two. Based on truth, Forget Me Not weaves a vivid and somewhat surrealistic tale of living and dying, peppered with family stories, and excerpts from war letters, all from a small New York oil town.
CAST OF CHARACTERS
DIANE, a young wife on the edge
JUNE, Diane's grandmother
HARRY, Diane's grandfather and June's first husband
FRANCIS, Diane's great-uncle and Junes' second husband
SETTING An attic located in a house in the small village of Limestone, NY