SERIAL FICTION

Incomparable Fanny Barnwarmer, Act I, Sc. 2

An historical fiction stage play in multiple scenes

Rare photo of Miss Juniper Eileen Albright — Photo by The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Unsplash

NOTE: Violently described action; herein, it may trigger some folks.

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Bird’s-eye view of Scene 1: Brady City, Texas, 1929. A New York City reporter is interviewing Fanny Barnwarmer about her lofty career as a comedian. But the subject soon shifts focus to Fanny’s companion, Juniper Albright, who had come to Brady City to kill Thurston Flourney.

CHARACTERS:
Fanny Barnwarmer: Eighty-five-year-old woman with plenty of spark and sizzle still in her. Has been performing at the Tavern for forty-four years.
Juniper Albright: Seventy-six-year-old woman who was Fanny’s former companion from their first years at Brady City.
Reporter: Mid-thirties. Works for the New York Times; now in Brady, Texas, to write a human-interest story on the famous Fanny Barnwarmer.
Voice (OFFSTAGE LEFT): Female, age indeterminate.