Email 9/12
by Midge Guerrera
Rather than revisiting the politics or the 9/11 tragedy itself, E-mail: 9/12 explores the ordinary moments that followed: parents searching for children, first responders returning home, friends checking in across continents and strangers finding comfort in shared humanity. Rich with humor, honesty and heart, the play asks what happens when the world changes overnight, and what remains when the headlines fade.
For those who remember exactly where they were that day, the production offers a deeply personal act of remembrance. For younger audiences who know 9/11 only through history books, it provides something increasingly rare: the chance to experience the emotions of that moment through the voices of those who lived it. Set in the early hours of 12 September, a remarkable portrait emerges not of the attacks themselves, but of the humanity they revealed.
What makes E-mail: 9/12 unique is its authenticity. The creative catalysts for the play were real emails exchanged in the immediate aftermath of the attacks between Guerrera, her family and friends who are like family.
- Cast Size: 2M 3W
- Running Time: 90+ minutes
- Royalty Rate: $75 per performance
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About the Playwright
Midge Guerrera, now in her third act, has been a professor, producer, director, actor, arts administrator and most importantly to her a writer.
E-mail: 9/12, has been produced in four states and this September an international production is scheduled in Amsterdam. The work has recently been published in Italian as E-mail: dodici settembre.
Other works published by Next Stage Press are: Many Snows Ago, which explores the tales of Eastern Woodland Indians; Wanda the Girl Who Cried Witch, a Halloween tale that teaches it is OK to be who you are; and the Christmas Season Italian fable, Mamma Mia – La Befana?! The Eagle and the Old Woman is published by YouthPlays.
Her commissioned historic works include: Ruth St. Denis: The Dance Continues, (Revolutionary War) Turnabout, Transitions, Crane Chronicles, and Stephen Crane: The Middle Years,
Guerrera splits her time between New Jersey and Southern Italy. Her blog, www.nonnasmulberrytree.com shares her expat experience with subscribers throughout the world. Midge Guerrera’s humorous travel/memoir, Cars, Castles, Cows, and Chaos is set in Italy. Her non-fiction and fiction have been published in journals, e-zines and academic works.
www.nonnasmulberrytree.com – follow Midge’s adventures living in Italy
www.cookinginthekitchensofpontelandolfo.com
More than twenty years after the horrifying events of 9/11, it still hits home with terrifying immediacy. This play is a touching, moving, and very human work that captures the horror of that day and the immediate aftermath with graceful theatricality. Highly recommended.
Ho acquistato e letto il fantastico lavoro di Midge Guerrera. Un moderno racconto epistolare che emoziona.
È impressionante come, fin dalle prime righe, sono riaffiorate le sensazioni che provai in quel terribile giorno.
Cosa stavo facendo? Il ricordo era debole. Ma ho iniziato a leggere.
Un momento! Ecco, guardavo la tv. I programmi sono stati interrotti con le immagini di New York: fumo, macerie e gente che scappava in cerca di riparo. Incredibile.
Dopo 20 anni..
Mi sono emozionata, inaspettatamente mi è scesa una lacrima.
Cose del genere non dovrebbero mai accadere, ma se succedono non devono essere dimenticate.
E Midge mi ha riportata indietro di 20 anni.
Stesse lacrime, stessi brividi ma 20 anni più grande.
I saw one of the original productions of this work. Using emails is a clever device for a contemporary epistolary play. It brought back memories of the day for those of us who witnessed it and will help those who were too young or not born yet to experience what our country went through. The set is basic and could be easily produced in a classroom setting.
I saw this play performed in Philly a few years back and it has really stuck with me.
This would be a great vessel for younger generations to learn about the emotional implications of 9/11. Midge does a beautiful job of getting to the heart of the human experience of that day.
Review Email 9/12 (9/11 Seen through Ordinary Moments).