FIRE MELT STONE
by Kemuel DeMoville
“FIRE MELT STONE is a poignant, coming-of-age tale set against the backdrop of 1889 Spokane Washington, just before the devastating fire that would change everything. At its core, the play follows the journey of Matty Heartshorn, a strong-willed twelve-year-old who feels the weight of her family’s hardships pressing down on her as she searches for something—anything—that can make life feel whole again after her father’s death. Matty, alongside her younger sister Dot and their friend George, sets out on an adventure fueled by half-believed stories of monsters and treasure. But what starts as a quest for something mythical slowly transforms into a confrontation with the real monsters of loss, grief, and the struggles that come with growing up too fast. Along the way, they encounter a grizzled prospector named Klein, and Matty, determined to break free from the burdens of family duty, must face her own inner fears. The play is rich with a dreamlike quality, where whispered secrets into stones are just as real as the burning city that threatens to engulf them. Matty’s journey is one of survival—both physical and emotional—as she fights to protect the people she loves most from the encroaching flames of loss and change. Fire Melt Stone is a story about the fire that burns inside us all: the fire of grief, of resilience, and of the ties that bind a family together, even when everything else seems to fall apart. It’s a haunting yet hopeful reminder that sometimes, the things that hold us together are stronger than anything trying to tear us apart.”
- Cast Size: 2M, 4F, 5+ Either
- Running Time: Under an Hour
- Royalty Rate: $40 per performance
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About the Playwright
“Kemuel DeMoville is an award-winning playwright whose work has been produced somewhere in the world every year since 2005. Recently his work was produced in Hungary, Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, Israel, and all over the USA. Various plays he has written were the recipients of the Residents Prize, and Hawaii Prize from Kumu Kahua Theatre. He was awarded the Milken Prize for Playwriting in 2017. He is an Aurand Harris Fellow by designation of the Children’s Theatre Foundation of America. Kemuel has an MFA in playwriting from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, and his MA in syncretic theatre is from Victoria University of Wellington in Aotearoa New Zealand. His work has been published in part by Next Stage Press, YouthPLAYS, Heuer Publishing, The Kenyon Review, Cirque, Spider Magazine and is included in 222 MORE Comedy Monologues, an anthology from Smith and Kraus Publishers.”
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