In this witty adventure for young audiences by MacArthur “genius” award winner Naomi Wallace, a young girl called Noil finds herself in a strange new place, and must accomplish three and a half magical tasks before she can return home. Noil is clever and resourceful, and with some assistance from a singing narrator and a talking roach, she emerges from the hole in her sweater in time for breakfast.This play can be performed with as few as seven actors, and several roles are suitable for male or female performers.Naomi Wallace’s other plays include THE FEVER CHART, IN THE HEART OF AMERICA, ONE FLEA SPARE, SLAUGHTER CITY, THE TRESTLE AT POPE LICK CREEK and THE WAR BOYS. Naomi Wallace is from Kentucky. She was a 1999 recipient of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship, the grant popularly known as the genius award. A published poet in both England and The United States, she has also received grants from The Kentucky Foundation for Women and The Kentucky Arts Council and a 1997 NEA grant for poetry.