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Characters

PEG, age ten. British Indian. Mixed blood. Her mother was originally from India, and her father is English. A new student at a private girl’s school in London. Smart, pretty, and kind. Faced with odds she can’t seem to fight against. Must be played by a South Asian actor.

GRANDMOTHER, in her early sixties. Peg’s beautiful grandmother, who writes to her every week from India. She worked hard from a young age and became a designer, securing a better life for her family. Soft-spoken, graceful, and insightful. Must be played by a South Asian actor.

IRON SOLDIER FIGURINES:

Francis “PEGGY” Pegahmagabow, age twenty-one. Ojibway. The most decorated military sniper in the Canadian army in World War I. An expert sniper, marksman, and scout. A leader and activist in life, and leader of the IRON SOLDIER FIGURINES. Must be played by an Indigenous actor.

HENRY Louis Norwest, age twenty. Cree. A highly decorated famous sniper from World War I. An ex-rodeo performer. Deadly, but with a kind heart. Must be played by an Indigenous actor.

PRIVATE GEORGE McLean, age eighteen. Interior British Columbia Salish. Another highly decorated sniper from World War I. An ex-rancher. A skinny guy with a strong instinct. Must be played by an Indigenous actor.

The actors playing the IRON SOLDIER FIGURINES also play:

TWO TEACHERS. Teachers at York Girl’s School, one of whom is MRS. FREED, aged sixty. An almost-retired teacher.

MS. HALL, age forty-five. The dean of York Girl’s School.

IT GIRLS, age thirteen. Three bigger-than-life bullies. Students at the same private girl’s school.

ENEMY SOLDIER SHADOWS.

Setting and Time

PLACE: York Private Girl’s School, London.

TIME: The present.

SET: A simple set with a backdrop that can construct and create shadows and projection.

SHADOW PLAY AND PROJECTIONS: Where characters are described as shadows they might also be realized by video, depending on strategy.

LIGHTING: Should be able to create hallways and battlefields in the classroom. Dark and light, shadows that become real.

COSTUMES: The costumes for the IRON SOLDIER FIGURINES and for the IT GIRLS and all other characters should be towering above everything else. Exaggerated and bigger-than-life.

Note

Slashes (/) indicate run-over dialogue.

Adele Noronha in Iron Peggy, by Marie Clements, at the Vancouver International Children’s Festival, May 28 to 31, 2019. Photo by Farah Nosh.

Adele Noronha, Taran Kootenhayoo, Deneh’Cho Thompson, and Raes Calvert in Iron Peggy. Photo by Farah Nosh.