Solid Seasons

Solid Seasons Cover Page, showing a single bean plant.

Solid Seasons is a one-act play by playwright and author Stephen Evans.

Set in July 1847, the play imagines an encounter by Henry David Thoreau with his mentor Ralph Waldo Emerson in Thoreau’s cabin at Walden Pond. Emerson attempts to convince Thoreau to leave Walden, while Thoreau struggles to maintain his personal and creative independence.

Note: The play is also included in Experience and incorporated into the full-length version of Monuments.

Characters: 2

Set: Single (Thoreau’s cabin)

Approximate Running Time: 30 minutes

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