Collaboration

by Kellie Powell

An intense dispute over creative ownership erupts when Kim refuses to allow Shane's revision of her short play "JSTMYN" to be produced. When they meet in a neighborhood park, Shane is planning to celebrate the signing of their first contract, and is shocked when Kim declines and insists that Shane's version is a bastardization of her work. The battle rages until Kim finally reveals the true reason why the play means so much to her: Shane was the inspiration for the love story he destroyed. Ultimately, their collaboration on "JSTMYN" mirrors their uneven relationship, which has been much more significant to Kim than Shane ever realized.

38 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Kellie Powell has written more than twenty plays, many of which are available for purchase from These Aren't My Shoes Productions.

Her plays have been performed by/at:
Love Creek Productions, KNOW Theatre, Art International Radio, The Atlantic Fringe Festival, The Women's Theatre Project, Stone Soup Theater, Drew University, Arizona Women's Theatre Company, Top Notch Players, Art Mission Playwrights, Capilano University, Alabama State University, Illinois State University Free Stage Festival, Montana State University at Billings, The Penny Dreadful Players, and numerous other schools and festivals in the United States and abroad.

Reviews

[Shan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really enjoyed reading, felt like it went a tiny in circles but I loved how Kim spoke in this and like the play she wrote, was left open to interpretation.