Practice Pitch

5 Second Pitch: "I see a play being told as a story to a little sibling by an older brother."

30 Second Pitch: "The play would switch focuses from the two siblings hearing the story, to the actual story being told, about a young boy drummer sent to war."

5 Minute Pitch: "The play will open with two siblings in the middle of a thunderstorm. Suddenly, the lights will go out with a streak of lightening across the sky. Frightened, the elder would try to entire and comfort the younger with a story about a brave drummer boy, who is sent into war at a very young age, despite the fact that he is morally opposed. The scene would end and when the lights came up instead of the two siblings, it would be the scene of the story, acting out in front of the audience’s eyes. The scenes will switch back and forth several times, continuing the story with the siblings, the younger completely engrossed in the story. Suddenly, at the peak of the storm and the climax of the story, there’s a pounding on the door! It frightens the younger sibling, ( and the elder ) and hopefully the audience. Luckily, it’s only a friend of the elder sibling. The scene switches back to the drummer boy. The story is finished off by the elder sibling with help from the friend - the drummer narrowly escapes death, but becomes the hero as the storm lightens up and the younger sibling drifts off to sleep."

( i may just actually use this idea of mine... )