"January the 2nd"
Set
in
the late 1800's, this is tale of Elias
January, a kindly old black storyteller that
amuses the schoolchildren of Mountain
View, Wyoming with stories.
He spins tall tales and yarns that sound
exactly like "Star Wars", "Spider-man",
"Harry Potter", and more!
Ten-year-old David Miller and his
schoolteacher
mother, Natalie,
are friends with Mr. January
and never
understand why he lives alone, tinkers
out in his barn
on his "project", and is fascinated
by the mercury
in thermometers.
What they don't know
is
Elias January has a dark
secret.
He's not from Wyoming. He's not a farmer.
And the "project" in his barn
that he's working on
is nothing less than a time
machine!
Everything changes
one day when Elias' two nasty
colleagues from his past (or
is it present?) arrive
to
retrieve the machine and take Elias back home.
Time is running out for Elias, Natalie,
and David
as the colleagues stop at nothing to regain the
machine!
A family-themed story that has humor, suspense,
drama,
science-fiction and ...a happy ending, of course!
A new screenplay
(based on the short story by Chris
Carnicelli)
adapted by
noted playwright/actor Kimberly Demmary
& playwright/actor Chris
Carnicelli.
For any info or to contact the authors, click on: cfcarnicelli@yahoo.com