Sassy Mythical Treasure Hunt Play for 6 M, 7 F, 7+ Townspeople "When the gales thrash the ocean And the rolling thunder leers- E'en so, a garden grows in the cave While the rose waits a thousand years" Long ago, the city of Hanenbough, Ireland, was a beautiful city home to only the wealthiest Irish in money and in soul. During the fall of the city to thieves, one mysterious man salvaged what riches he could find and buried it all in a cave, sealing the treasure with a rose that is said will bloom in a thousand years only for one with a pure heart. A thousand years later, a trio of witches conspires to find the treasure for themselves through a loophole: kidnapping somebody with a pure heart. Meanwhile, one sharp-witted and sassy Kimmi Larkin ventures to Hanenbough as a research intern for her archaeology professor, whose life's work has been devoted to the legendary treasure. Through an abruptly out-of-character mishap, Kimmi finds herself taking over her professor's operation as she brings a troupe of quirky characters in the town together to find this treasure of legend. As Kimmi ventures Hanenbough searching for the treasure, the witches take notice of her - and believe her to have a pure heart. The Thousand-Year Rose is the sophomore work by independent nationwide playwright Peter Fenton and is best suited for high school, collegiate, community, or professional theater groups. (The ambitious middle school theater group is also encouraged to take on this play!) The Thousand-Year Rose may not be performed in part or whole in any medium on professional or amateur levels without written licensing from Hummingbird Skits. Send all inquiries to hummingbirdskits@gmail.com This play may be used in a classroom setting for educational purposes in all circumstances.

Author Biography

Peter Fenton has been writing plays since he was just fourteen. The middle school play he was part of in eighth grade inspired him to write his own play and he immediately began writing, which culminated in sold-out performances of this first play in his hometown of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. In the process, he fell in love with the art of writing dialogue and kept writing and observing human interaction, as he chose to study Interpersonal Communication at Wheaton College in Illinois. In addition, he has worked as a summer camp counselor, toured Europe as a band videographer, and sung bass in the Wheaton College Men's Glee Club. "I write from the same place in my heart that I counseled summer camp: telling imaginative new stories propelled by sharp wit and whimsical enthusiasm coming straight from my heart. I hope my writing never takes itself too seriously but rather, takes joy in the little world it creates. I seek to tell a new collection of comedy fairy tales for a twenty-first century audience: the endings are not meant to shock: good ultimately wins, but not without a couple postmodern curveballs along the way. I love providing this brand of storytelling for pleasure readers, English classes, high school theater, experimental collegiate theater, and community theater (Ambitious middle school theater programs are also always encouraged!)" To Connect with Peter Fenton: Twitter: @peterfent Instagram: peterfent Snapchat: peter-fenton Facebook: Peter Fenton