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Carrying the Calf
A teenager fed-up with being bullied drags her reluctant friend to a self-defence class. More important than the karate training, the instructor challenges the group to find self-confidence, independence, and to choose their own destiny.
The scenes are linked by katas: the strictly choreographed, powerful sequences of movements that are a central part of karate.
Recommended for High Schools
At a Glance
Running Time
About 54 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
4 Characters
4 F
Set
Simple Set
Length
35 pages
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4 Characters
4 F
INDIRA
[F]
170 lines
16, of South Asian extraction, has lived in Canada from the age of 5.
SHARON
[F]
199 lines
16, born in Canada of West Indian parents.
ANN
[F]
117 lines
Pushing 40, white, divorced mother of 4.
FIROZA M
[F]
149 lines
Mid-late 20's, originally Ugandan of South Asian extraction, university educated.
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