Wanda T. Grimsby,
Detective Extraordinaire
Adventure
Wanda T. Grimsby, the top detective slash adventurer in Toronto, has solved the most stupendous of crimes. Now her boss, Big Bittions has hired her for a new and exciting case which will take some clever thinking and help from a mysterious forest person who brews strange stews.
Winner of the 2006 Summer Shorts Playwrighting Competition, Youth Education Onstage, Williston, ND.
Characters:
WANDA - A ten to twelve year old detective slash adventurer girl
BIG BITTIONS – Early forties, a large, French lady with long red fingernails and jet- black hair
JOHN - Big Bittions’ assistant
COMPUTER - An electronic projection
QUAGGA - An ancient horse-zebra cross
ELEPHANT BIRD – A large, robust ostrich type of bird
FOREST PERSON – An eccentric yet wise forest dweller
Approximate running time: 30 minutes