If You Really Loved Me

One-Acts 20

By: Richard Krawiec
Cast: 1 M, 1 F, 1 flexible, opt. extras
Performance Time: Approximately 30 minutes, 25 pgs.

DRAMA. In this haunting tale of despair, anger, and fear, a teenaged couple finds themselves on the run with their dead baby in the trunk of their car. Bonnie convinces her boyfriend, Duane, to rob a convenience store in order to get enough money to make it to Florida, where they can start a new life together. But as their journey unfolds, Bonnie sees her chance for happiness unravel. This riveting play offers tour de force performances for teen actors.

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Richard Krawiec (pictured with his dog, Stormy) was awarded a creative writing fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. Mr. Krawiec also directs the non-profit group, VOICES, which teaches creative writing at homeless shelters, in literacy classes, and in prisons. Mr. Krawiec lives in Raleigh, NC.