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'When an epic snowfall imprisons the residents of the tiny village of Kishka, young Theodore Sutton proposes the villagers build a catapult to fling him and six of the village’s bravest and strongest out in search of a solution. The catapult hastily assembled, Theodore and the heroes are launched over the snow and into the grandest of adventures. Whimsical and humorous, dark and mysterious, heartfelt and sincere, this play weaves a fantastical Grimmsian tale for the entire family.'

Source: Author's website (http://finegankruckemeyer.com/works/young/the-snow/). (Sighted: 26/06/2017)

Production Details

2016
Todd Wehr Theatre, Milwaukee WI, USA (produced by First Stage)
National Institute of Dramatic Arts, Sydney, Australia (produced by NIDA)
Annexe Theatre, Launceston, Australia (produced by Launceston YTE)
2017
Filament Theatre, Chicago IL, USA (produced by Filament Theatre)
Interlochen MI, USA (produced by Interlochen Center for the Arts)

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y For We The Young For We the Young : Five Plays Finegan Kruckemeyer , Strawberry Hills : Currency Press , 2020 19588678 2020 selected work drama children's Abstract
'In For We The Young, a collection of plays by one of Australia’s most beloved writers of theatre for young people, Finegan Kruckemeyer offers a glimpse into worlds of quiet sorrow and deep joy, daring feats and ingenious leaps. His quirky humour and surprising stories release the imagination and let it run wild, trailing images and words behind like so many footprints in the snow.

'In My Robot, pieces of junk and pieces of people form the cure to a young inventor’s homesickness. In Love, a big-hearted boy tries to save the most precious things in his town from a huge storm. In The Snow, a ‘tiny child’ tackles mean birds and deep darkness to find a way through the mountain of snow that has cut off his village. In This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing, three sisters traverse the globe to find their true selves. And in the dystopian world of Where Words Once Were, our hero learns the damage words can do, along with their power to heal.'

(Source: publisher's blurb)
Strawberry Hills : Currency Press , 2020
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Theatre Review : The Snow, State Theatre of WA Nanci Nott , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , July 2023;
— Review of The Snow Finegan Kruckemeyer , 2016 single work drama