Passing the Baton

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Veronaville Literary Journal - Winter 2007
Chester Gieke

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Act 2.1 Socializing Class at Gossamer's Party Central

One winter morning, the air was crisp and dry. As the hour approached nine in the morning, folks began to stream into the Summerdream estate, where Oberon was hosting a socializing class. Being friends with both the Monties and the Capps, Oberon and his family were caught right smack in the middle of the muddle. The socializing class was their idea of promoting a little bit of peace and quiet, and perhaps social etiquette in this small, literary town called Veronaville.

Romeo and Juliet

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Veronaville Literary Journal - Fall 2004

- Hermia Capp, aspiring playwrite

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Prologue, as narrated by Hermia Capp in her late thirties in the opening scene

William Shakespeare, the founder of Veronaville, once said "Life is a Stage". We all know the story of the star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet in the Shakespearean play very well. Coincidentally, my older sister is also named Juliet, and her first crush Romeo. Even more coincidentally, the two families, Capp and Monty also have been feuding for decades. I believe most folks in town had been thinking, would the tragedy repeat itself? Would the family duel last for generations to come? What fate awaits the Capps, the Montys, as well as the Summerdreams who got caught in the middle of it all? Today, I stand here before you and present a different tale.

Opening Scene, the curtain opens with spot light on stage set of an art Studio at unspecified location. Romeo in his early forties, with his back to the audience, is painting away at a portrait of a young woman.