An Absence of Light

By William Andrews

This free play is essentially a melodrama. 'An Absence of Light' is a human drama, showcasing the horrors of impending war - and the fear of its inevitable consequences - as seen through the lives of four characters.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: William Andrews
• Release date: Apr 29, 2012
• ISBN: 9781476101668

William Andrews

For more than thirty years, William Andrews was a copywriter and a marketing/brand executive with several Fortune 500 companies. For fifteen years, he ran his own advertising agency. At night and on weekends (and sometimes during the workday!), Bill wrote fiction. His first novel, The Essential Truth, won first place in the 2008 Mayhaven Contest for fiction. The Dragon Queen is Bill’s fourth novel and is the second book in his trilogy about Korea, which includes Daughters of the Dragon—A Comfort Woman’s Story and a planned third book. Today, Bill is retired and focused on his writing. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife, who’s been an inner-city schoolteacher for thirty-two years.

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AN ABSENCE OF LIGHT

A Play

By William Andrews

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An Absence of Light

By William Andrews

Copyright 2012 William Andrews

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ISBN: 9781476101668

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CAST OF CHARACTERS

David Farnborough……….A university student

Emily Johnston……….David’s fiancée

Mrs. Wilson (Edith)……….David’s landlady

Jeremy Farnborough……….David’s brother

THE SETTINGS

Act One………………..A bed-sitting room, London, September 1938

Act Two………………..The same room, twelve months later.

ACT ONE

The Scene: We open on the interior of a small, darkened room. The curtains are drawn, with only a pale grey quantity of light penetrating through them – indicating that it is daytime. There is a single bed in the room, along with some empty bookshelves along the wall and a desk in the corner. We hear the sound of (unseen) people climbing up stairs toward the