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Safe Harbor

Short Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  3w, 3m

Douglass Parkhirst

When a sea captain's beautiful daughter, Carrie, learns her father's ship has gone down, she refuses to believe her beloved Michael, the handsome seaman to whom she is betrothed, will not come back to make her his bride. The years slip by and Carrie's faith becomes an obsession until, one day, Micha…

Safe Harbor

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 3m
  • Duration
    Duration
    30 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Theatre for Young Audiences

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Summary
When a sea captain's beautiful daughter, Carrie, learns her father's ship has gone down, she refuses to believe her beloved Michael, the handsome seaman to whom she is betrothed, will not come back to make her his bride. The years slip by and Carrie's faith becomes an obsession until, one day, Michael does return-- carrying her off to a safe harbor.
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CARRIE - 70, wrinkled, worn, eyes weak from strain, unkempt white hair, threadbare clothes and weather-worn. Still there are traces of a soft, lustruous beauty.
CARRIE - 20, blonde, very pretty, dressed in a simply frock of 50 years ago.
MICHAEL - a handsome Irish seaman of 23. Black, curly hair and mischievous, brown eyes.
HOWARD - 50, with the browned, healthy ruggedness of a sea captain.
BEN SLOPER - 75, a gnarled, alert fisherman.
MRS. WORTHING - a pleasant social-worker.
  • Time Period Contemporary, 1950s
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes, Period Costumes
  • Duration 30 minutes

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