Play Im Working on: From a Tiny Seed (Play about La Palma, El Salvador)- Maureen Jane Carey (Act 1, Scene 1) (Consuelo, 26, an artist at La Semilla de Dios Cooperative is busy working on his latest creation, a brightly colored wooden cross depicting the lives of the townspeople celebrating at Mass. He is engrossed in his work and deep in thought. He does not hear a large group of neighborhood children walk in. One of the little girls, Marta, 6, taps Consuelo on the shoulder causing him to turn around. He gives her a hug and says hello to the rest of the children.The children return his greeting. Consuelo: Im glad you all stopped by today! The other artists and I at La Semilla de Dios have been hard at work preparing crosses and other handmade items to be ready for the market festival soon! Let me show you what weve been working on! (Consuelo leads the children who follow him excitedly to a large faded table with a blue tablecloth over it. The children eagerly gather around the table, the smallest ones pushing to the front to get a better look. With a flourish, Consuelo uncovers the tablecloth revealing all sorts of large and small brightly colored wooden crosses, copinol seed pendants, nativity scenes and childrens games and puzzles. The children swamp the table, picking up the handmade creations and admiring them. The room is abuzz with chatter as the children go around the room showing off their finds to their friends. Consuelo claps his hands loudly three times to command attention and the chatter stops, the childrens entire focus is now on him.) Consuelo: Its great that everyone is enjoying the work of the La Semilla artists, but let me tell you the story of how the art of our town came to be! (The children all find room on the floor intent on giving their full attention to Consuelo. Consuelo clears his throat, takes a deep breath and begins to tell the story of the rich and beautiful history of La Palma.) Consuelo (picking up a few copinol seeds in his hand): Not so very long ago, a man from La Palma took a few of these very same seeds in his hands and begin to wonder. Juanita: What did he wonder about? Consuelo:
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