Helen has mental health problems that have led her to become a hoarder. This is creating problems, in particular for her daughter. When Helen finds a precious violin and is reluctant to return it to the owner, a young professional musician, the situation gets out of hand. Finders Keepers won second prize of Theatre in the Raw’s 8th Biennial One-Act Playwriting ContestProduced by The Oakville Players, Oakville ON in 2013, Theatre in the Raw, Vancouver, BC in 2016 and the West End Theatre, Oakville ON in 2019 Keywords: women, grief, guilt, widow, mental health, mental illness, loneliness, hoarding, mother-daughter, mother, daughter, relationships, music, violin, police, musician, aging, care, comedy, drama, family, loss Genre: Dramatic ComedyRunning Time: 30 minutes Acts: 1Suitable for students 14+ Male Cast: 2 Female Cast: 2
