MEMORIES OF CHILDHOOD
By the time I was five, I knew that all those 50s television shows portraying happy, well-adjusted families were a fantasy. I also knew I would leave my clan as soon as I graduated high school. MEMORIES OF CHILDHOOD is based on personal and friends’ experiences surviving the trauma of dysfunctional families.
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“A comic, biting and sad impressionistic depiction of the family and of
growing up, and included the memorable refrain: ‘Go watch t.v.’!”
growing up, and included the memorable refrain: ‘Go watch t.v.’!”
Chris Forhan, The Arts Journal
STORY
MEMORIES OF CHILDHOOD (1f/2m; optional: 1 dancer, 1 musician)
One-act play about running away – and coming home. Scenes, incorporating music and dance, are structured as ‘family portraits,’ evoking remembrances (painful and funny) of the precarious state of childhood.
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“The genius behind this multi-media experience was June Guralnick….Three actors… overlapped impressions of various childhoods and a … dancer appeared creating a dreamlike quality.”
Margaret Boothe Baddour, The Pilot
AWARDS & PRODUCTION
Premiere: Kennedy Center (North Carolina Night of the Arts), Washington, D.C.
Performances at Stewart Theatre-North Carolina State University followed by a tour of select college theatres in North Carolina.
Selections published in “Monologues for Men” (Heinemann Press)
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PERFORMERS
Holden Hansen, Paula Larke, Cynthia Mitchell, Tony Medlin, Yung Yung Tsai, Hugh Robertson.