Knotty Pine (short)

 Knotty Pine

A Short Play

A woodworking father teaches his son his love for his craft, and the two make a small

table together, signing their names under the top. The play follows the table through all of

its eventual owners, and its return to the son a lifetime later.


Characters

8 Males

7 Females

Running time: Approx. 37 minutes


Set and Costuming

Modern day costuming. Set is simple throughout, with actors under spot lighting: father

and son making a table; man and woman at a kitchen table; a woman and young girl

playing a game on a small table; a woman and her son talking over a small table; elderly

woman with the same small table; a bed with the small table next to it; a woman, a man

and the table; and two old men playing chess.


Production history

Staged reading at the Bug Theatre in Denver for the Colorado Actors and Screenwriter’s

Assembly many years ago. Unproduced to date.

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