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No part of this play may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the author, except by a reviewer, who may quote brief passages in a review. Any members of educational institutions wishing to photocopy part or all of the work for classroom use, or publishers who would like to obtain permission to include the work in an anthology, should send their inquiries to Tara Meddaugh via email [to](to tmeddaugh@gmail.com)[ ](to tmeddaugh@gmail.com)[tmeddaugh@gmail.com](to tmeddaugh@gmail.com).  \nCAUTION. Professionals and amateurs are hereby warned that THE MOON RIVER RAFT is subject to a royalty. All rights, including professional, amateur, motion picture, recitation, public reading, radio broadcasting, television, video or sound taping, all other forms of mechanical or electronic reproduction, such as information storage and retrieval systems and photocopying, and rights of translation into foreign languages, are strictly reserved.  \nFor permission to perform, contact [tmeddaugh@gmail.com](tmeddaugh@gmail.com).  \nFor the complete play, The Moon River Raft, visit:  \n[https://www.tarameddaugh.com/the-moon-river-raft-a-short-dark-comedy](https://www.tarameddaugh.com/the-moon-river-raft-a-short-dark-comedy)  \nEXCERPT  \nSpecial thanks to  \nKevin Snipes, Mike Bouteneff, Gabe Davis, Peter Andrews, Brenda Hettmansberger, Missy Flower, Kelly Kirby, Alan Lutwin, Anne Carpenter, Dylan B., Luke B.  \nEXCERPT  \nTHE MOON RIVER RAFT was first performed on November 11, 2022 in Ossining, NY. It was produced by Westchester Collaborative Theater with the following cast:  \nMeredith   Missy Flower  \nSelina   Kelly Kirby  \nDirected by Brenda Hettmansberger  \nEXCERPT  \nTHE MOON RIVER RAFT  \nEXCERPT  \nCharacter Breakdown  \nMEREDITH FEMALE (could be MALE) . A young rabbit. Strong sense of loyalty  \nand love for her sister. Spooked by the riverbank at night.  \nSELINA FEMALE (could be MALE) . A young rabbit. Injured and in pain with  \na broken leg (aka – a death sentence for a wild rabbit), although previously considered a leader/strong rabbit. Hurt and scared on some levels, but also holds onto a kind of hope and excitement.  \nSetting  \nOutdoors, in a forest. Near a riverbank. Night time.  \nEXCERPT  \nAT RISE: Night time by a riverbank in the woods. It is dark, but there is a full moon. SELINA, a rabbit with a broken leg, sits or lies in the grass/weeds by the riverbank. MEREDITH, her sister, enters cautiously, fearful of the night and what she may find. She has been looking for Selina.  \nMEREDITH  \n(spots Selina’s ears peeking out over the tall weeds) Selina? Are those—are those your ears over the grass?  \n(moves very slowly, cautiously)  \nPlease-don’t-be-a-mountain-lion-please-don’t-be-a-mountain-lion—  \n(sees better)  \nI know those tips! I know those cotton white ear tips!  \n(moves more quickly)  \nJust don’t be dead, Selina…Don’t be dead by this very scary river…  \n(reaches her)  \nSelina?  \n(SELINA looks at her, relieved for a moment—but then turns away) Selina! It’s me! Look at the spot on my nose! It’s your sister!  \nSELINA  \nI know who you are, Meredith. My leg is broken, not my eyes.  \nMEREDITH  \nYou’re alive!  \n(touches her, maybe embraces her. Examining her in relief/excitement) .  \nYour fur! I mean, it stinks, but it’s not bloodied! No blood is good, Selina! The other rabbits said you’d be a pile of bloodied matted fur by sunset and, I mean, your fur is matted, let’s be honest, we should do something about that, but it’s not bloodied! I told them you wouldn’t be bloodied! They said you were the weakest now and would get us all killed, but I told them you were the strongest, because no one else was willing to climb the apple tree to get food for us, even though you fell and broke your leg. So they said","cbCaibHQiQewSkFy","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibHQiQewSkFy","pdf",233468,12,"English","# Character Breakdown\n## Meredith and Selina\n## Setting\n# Scene Start (At Rise)\n## Night by the riverbank","[{\"question\":\"What is the setting of the excerpt?\",\"answer\":\"The action takes place outdoors in a forest near a riverbank at night, under a full moon.\"},{\"question\":\"Who are the main characters in this excerpt?\",\"answer\":\"The excerpt focuses on Meredith and Selina, two rabbit sisters with contrasting concerns and fears.\"},{\"question\":\"What conflict drives the dialogue at the start of the scene?\",\"answer\":\"Selina has a broken leg and fear of survival, while Meredith worries about whether Selina was abandoned and what happened after the dogs left.\"}]","The Moon River Raft - A Short Dark Comedy - Excerpt | PDF",18]