Almost 13 is a solo drama about the loss of innocence that is raw, gritty, tender, and confrontational. It is a true story about a young girl surviving a hot, violent summer in Brooklyn, New York in the 1960’s when racism was an everyday occurrence.
There may be a little profanity, it varies from show to show. There is a mimed murder with a baseball bat and a mimed , non explicit rape scene involving a minor.
A transcript is available for this show.
All she wants to do is jump in the waves at Coney Island and see the fireworks. Emotionally broken from witnessing a murder, she finds herself dancing with a ghost. Can she embrace her brokenness and survive the violence of the urban streets?