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 department’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.