The Muscadine Trellis
          (A Comedy)

          Cast                                                                              (Hether Burks)

Anna - late 30s, owner of the house, accountant, reserved, worn down
Olin - uncle in his 70s, has Altzheimer's
Sarah - aunt and wife of Olin, in her 70s
Barry - late 30s/early 40s, unusually quiet
Aurora - early 30s, Anna's sister, talkative, an addict
Cal - a Methodist minister, late 20s
Dr. Way - 50s, New Age guru

           Time
1994 

          Place
Back yard of Anna's house in rural northwestern Arkansas

           Setting
A faded garden with more than a hint of abandonment. Muscadine vines have covered a corridor/tunnel made out of trellis wood. This muscadine tunnel runs from the back of the house to the garden. As waist high hedges extend beyond both sides of the corridor, it is the only quick way to get to the garden. Off to the left in front of the hedges is a black iron table with four chairs. Off to the right and back a bit is a black iron bench.

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