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PreS-Gr 2—As the sun comes up in the town of Bloomville, a small dog awakens from her alley crate; a young girl hugs her father as he leaves the house, but first puts a sausage in her pocket; and the girl's father places juggling balls in his pocket as he makes his way to an unsatisfying job. How these three lives intersect is told in three acts brought to life in rounded, textured, monochroma...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In the fictional, old-fashioned metropolis of Bloomville, store-clerk-by-day Sam moonlights as a (stage fright-suffering) juggler. His daughter Eleanor lavishes attention on the neighborhood dogs, including a stray named Lucy. When Lucy -- who is often in survival mode -- catches moments of respite, she dreams of her happy-home former life. The story builds in four acts, with slight intentional repetition ("The next morning, as the sun rose ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Store-clerk-by-day Sam moonlights as a (stage fright–suffering) juggler. His daughter Eleanor lavishes attention on stray ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More