Hamel Winged Forest

By: Andra Geismann

Narrated by: David Dean

Hamel Winged Forest

It is a warm, breezy summer afternoon in the forest of the flying trees. A secret place that only characters of fantasy and dreams live. The dense thicket, deep in the forest, is where Tyram and Rewkit live.

They are the aristocrats of this greenwood, with bird-like wings, tree-branch antlers, and human figures. Their home is a nest, perched on a giant branch, held safely by a tree named Elm.

©2020 Andra Geismann (P)2020 Andra Geismann

Who is this for?

This play is saccharine sweet and is very cutsey, but I can't help but wonder who the intended audience could be. If this fantasy play is intended for an adult audience, there is much to be desired in regards to character development, stakes and payoff, and world building; all of these things could be fleshed out and expanded upon to make a more dense and rich tale, but that simply isn't the case. As a play for children I'm not sure it would work either, as some of the scenes feel like they go on too long and don't actually go anywhere that it could cause little attention spans to struggle to tune into the production, and there doesn't seem to be a noticable moral or strong conclusion that could stick with them for years to come.

Props to the narrator, however. He provided a different voice for every character and he did a good job with that.

Ultimately it's not the worst story I've read/heard (that title still belongs to "Empress Theresa") but the story overall could benefit from some revision.