Here

By Thomas Wills II

Mark, bewildered by his surroundings, finds himself stranded on a mountain.

In search for the reason as to why he's there, he meets someone that will change his life forever.

A 14 page short story play about life, conveyed through the interactions of only two characters.

 

Written for the 2024 Syracuse Stage's Young Playwright Festival. 

"I wrote this play during a pivotal moment of my life, and by writing this I found a deeper peace within myself. By sharing it with others, I hope that even a grain of my realization may reach one of you."

• Language: English
• Publisher: Thomas Wills II
• Release date: May 29, 2024
• ISBN: 9798224790890

Thomas Wills II

Thomas Wills II was born in Syracuse, New York, USA, in 2005. He's found himself caught up in a plethora of interests, from academic studies to game development, robotics, and local politics. He founded the non-profit Lunch Rescue Initiative in 2023, and continue to work on video game projects with his friends under the alias TheTominator.

Book preview

On This Mountain

(Scene begins with ERMENGARDE standing peacefully at the right side of the stage, looking deeply into the distance to the right. MARK enters the scene running onto the stage, clearly exhausted and nearly hopeless, looking cold, lost, and confused.)

MARK

HEYYYYY! HEY YOUUUUU! What is this?! Where are we?!

(ERMENGARDE turns around, unstartled, to gaze upon MARK.)

God, I was so worried I was the only one up here.

ERMENGARDE

Hm... I was starting to wonder that myself. Welcome.

MARK

It's nice to see another face; I feel like I've been walking for hours! Where are we? What is this place?

ERMENGARDE

(Pauses for dramatic