MISS
‘You adapt, you survive, or not. Those are the rules of evolution. That’s what I taught my kids. That’s what I had to learn.’
Dawn encourages her students to always seek the truth, however she’s made to realise that the truth doesn’t always matter. Rumours begin to swirl about her close relationship with one of her fourteen year old students, Tim.
MISS is the story of Dawn - a science teacher passionate about inspiring her students to be interested not just in school, but the world around them.
After staying late one day after class, an unexpected bond with Tim, a teenage boy in her Biology class, begins to grow. As the school year continues, she relives moments of her life: tense family traditions at Christmas, hilariously awkward encounters at the staff party, and her continued lessons with Tim.
There is a looming sense of foreboding – seemingly insignificant and innocent moments begin to paint a more incriminating picture, until the listener, and indeed Dawn herself, must question her motives, intentions, and desires.
Written by I Rosa x Rasa
Directed by I Rasa Niurkaite
Performed by I Rosa French
Music by I PXCH
Longlisted for BBC Writersroom Script Room Drama 2020 (top 4% of 3,383 scripts).
Longlisted for the Theatre Royal Haymarket Pitch Your Play 2020
WORLD PREMIERE 31.08.2023 BROOKLYN ART HAUS, NEW YORK
