Two For Joy
By Raymond Scannell
Age range
13 – 15, 16 +
Cast size
10 – 15
Approx. running time
90 mins +
Gender breakdown
Male: 4
Female: 8
Female: 8
Note
A full-length drama about cars and death for a mid sized group.
First performance
Performed at the 2008 New Stage Festivals in Roscommon and Cork. Commissioned by Youth Theatre Ireland for New Stage 2008.
Synopsis
Joanna Foley is dead. That much is certain. Where she is? That’s a different story. To piece together the last few moments of her life, her dog Dixie takes Joanna on a journey through the ether. It seems there was a crash. Joanna discovered that as a Southsider she didn’t fit in as much as she’d imagined. Moley, the little runt, played along. Together the two of them formed an unlikely pair. They came up with a scheme to steal a car and fake Joanna’s death but then it all goes horribly wrong.
A tense tale of retribution and revving, Two For Joy explores the big questions; life, death and belonging.
A tense tale of retribution and revving, Two For Joy explores the big questions; life, death and belonging.