By Cherie Bennett. Adapted from her book Searching for David's Heart.
Product Code: SG6000
Full-length Play
Comedy | Drama
Cast size: 6m., 4w. (Expandable to 4 more roles, either gender.)
Awards: Aurand Harris Memorial Playwriting Award
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Adapted by Ms. Bennett from her best-selling novel, this multiple award winner evokes laughter and tears. Middle-schooler Darcy has a tough home life. Money is tight and her parents argue constantly. Her sole salvation is her older brother, David, who adores her, too. But when David gets his first girlfriend, he is blinded by love and stops paying attention to Darcy. They have a huge fight and Darcy flees. When David follows her to apologize, he is killed in a terrible accident. Following his wishes, David's heart is transplanted. Guilt-ridden Darcy comes to believe that if she can find her brother's heart, she can in some way find her brother. And so the search for David's heart begins. On an epic quest with her best friend Sam (a junior magician and would-be Harry Houdini), not only does Darcy find David's heart, she finds her own.
After producing Bennett's John Lennon & Me a few years back to great success, I was excited to get this script. When I read this play, I knew it was the one for our school! The students have absolutely embraced it, and there was fierce compeition for the casting. We have enjoyed digging into these characters and all the dynamics of the relationships. It is comic and tragic throughoutÑa rare but effective mix.
Michael Strawderman, Thomas Harrison Middle School, Harrisonburg, Va,