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    One-Act Play: Why Can't They Just Eat Flowers?
    One-Act Play: Why Can't They Just Eat Flowers?
    One-Act Play: Why Can't They Just Eat Flowers?
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    One-Act Play: Why Can't They Just Eat Flowers?

    By Mary Elizabeth Raines

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    In this short (30-min.) one-act comedy, Myrtle and Rose are two fairies who dislike human beings. They temporarily take human form, with surprising consequences. There are three scenes. Cast for either 2 women, or 1 woman and 1 man, this play was originally written for h.s. play competitions, and went to state level. With minimal cast and sets, it is ideal for h.s., church or small theater groups.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMary Elizabeth Raines
    Release dateFeb 25, 2010
    ISBN9781370075119
    One-Act Play: Why Can't They Just Eat Flowers?
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    Mary Elizabeth Raines

    MARY ELIZABETH (LEACH) RAINES writes novels and plays, as well as books about hypnosis. She has won national, state and local awards for her writing. Her writing ranges from inspiring literary fiction about serious life themes, as in her novel, UNA, to contemporary (THE SECRET OF EATING RASPBERRIES) to whimsical and satirical (THE MAN IN THE GPS AND OTHER STORIES). She was one of the 2015 top prize winners in the coveted Writer's Digest competition in the category of literary/mainstream story, and was also a prize-winner in 2016 for nonfiction. She has won other awards in the past for her writing. Ms. Raines' lengthy publishing history began when she sold children's stories to magazines in the early 1970s. She has been a newspaper reporter and a freelance editor, and is currently a columnist for "The Journal of Hypnotism." She teaches writing classes for adult education in Sedona, Arizona, where she resides. Her formal education was in piano performance at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, and she also spent several years in independent film studies at the University of Wisconsin in Oshkosh. She still plays the piano, writes plays and film scripts, and has a long history of acting and directing. Ms. Raines is also an internationally recognized hypnotist and the director of the Academy for Professional Hypnosis Training. She is happy to be a distant cousin of Louisa May Alcott.

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      One-Act Play - Mary Elizabeth Raines

      ONE-ACT PLAY: WHY CAN’T THEY JUST EAT FLOWERS?

      Mary Elizabeth Raines

      Published by Laughing Cherub Unlimited

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      © 1996, Mary Elizabeth Raines

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      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This e-play is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. Because authors need to eat, too, this e-play may not be copied, re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then you should return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      See more Smashword books by Mary Elizabeth Raines at https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/raines

      PERMISSIONS AND ROYALTIES

      Permission is given to actors and aspiring actors to read from One-Act Play: Why Can’t They Just Eat Flowers? for live auditions only at no charge, provided credit is given to the author, Mary Elizabeth Raines.

      Because writers need to eat too, a modest royalty ($20.00 total for schools and non-profits; $45.00 per performance for professional theater groups*) is expected for each live performance of One-Act Play: Why Can’t They Just Eat Flowers?. Permission and additional royalties are required for recordings of

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