Northeast Texas Community College’s Dr. Page Petrucka was recently honored by the Texas Educational Theatre Association (TxETA) for her original 10-minute play called Number 42. She received the award at the group’s annual Playfest event in Galveston this September.
This is the second year in a row that one of Petrucka’s plays has won in the 10-Minute Play category. Number 42 was performed at NTCC this past April as one of the features in the theatre de- partment’s Night of Shorts production. It was also performed at Paris Junior College during their Playfest in April.
In Number 42, we see two strangers meet on a hiking trail. One is petrified of heights and the other has her own struggles she is working through. The end result is a display of kindness from each right before they part ways. It’s a feel-good play that touches on difficult things with light humor and warmth.