"If we carry enough hope, we can heal the world."
Samuel is afraid of the war in Maren and yearns to escape it. In the glow of moonlight, he is lured into the world within an unrolled piece of paper ...
Claire hopes to heal the world. Comforted by the memory of her father, she draws a fantastical picture with a secret life of its own ...
Doris desires the guidance of light to help her daughter Claire to survive the war. Frantically searching for her son Samuel, she is unaware of Claire's secret ...
In her inspirational article: Theatre Playscapes of Hope, award-winning Susan Marshall argues that a young person's autonomy can be further developed through a sense of comfortability with the way one carries oneself and shares their own personal presence in their lifeworld. Referring to her extensive research of World War II in Gozo and Malta (along with her own family story), she discusses how she used her new Theatre Playscapes theatrical style to create All the Hope We Carry.
In this play, All the Hope We Carry, we witness Susan's work with the Theatre Playscapes style in practice. Susan has developed a play that respects the war survivor, who faced with the traumas and turbulence of war, must find ways to carry themself and to survive. Susan uses her exceptional ability to distil and transcend vivid, dream-like moments, which evoke the spirit of the war survivor on a compelling and fantastical journey of hope. All the Hope We Carry will linger with you long after you have read it.
Marshall, Susan L.: - Susan Marshall is a contemporary Australian novelist, fiction writer, poet, dramatist, essayist and theatre practitioner. She is renown for her unique attunement to the energetic motions of her lifeworlds (her playscapes) and how they set the spirit alight. Susan draws from such inspiration, fusing it with her special interests in Romanticism and Metaphysical philosophy, (along with other classical and contemporary styles), in the development of her own original, contemporary works. Readers around the globe fondly connect with her works as Romantic Academia and Metaphysical poetry / fiction. Susan's professional publications and their beloved, mindful journeys of the Romantic Spirit, are available in more than 200 countries and territories around the globe. As the founder, author and artist at Story Playscapes, Susan has remained committed to global literacy and theatrical development opportunities. Susan's works have become globally renown for their literary innovation, exquisite language, commitment to character development and her special abilities to distil and transcend moments of time. Susan has completed a range of poetry and fiction that are published at Vocal Media in the U.S.A. Most notably, her short story: "Peonies for Masha: Her Journey Home" was shortlisted as a finalist in the Vocal+ Fiction Awards in 2022. Susan has also achieved her long-standing dream of writing a Romantic, metaphysical myth. Her short story: "Wings for Gia: A Romantic Myth" was also published by Vocal Media in 2024.Susan is an honoured recipient of the prestigious Award for Special Civic Service, presented to her by the Mayor of Richmond, Victoria, for her extensive civic contributions to the city of Richmond and the Richmond City Council. The Award particularly recognises her outstanding efforts in assisting young people through her work on the Richmond Youth Work Project and the Richmond Youth Council. Susan has also received a National Volunteer Award 'For Outstanding Voluntary Service As Literacy Assistant' by MVRS (supported by Monash City Council).In 2023, after more than 2 decades of hard work by Susan Marshall, Story Playscapes released her brand new Theatre Playscapes series, which introduces her groundbreaking theatrical style called Theatre Playscapes, for young adults. The first two play publications (dramatic literature) in the series, which use her new theatrical style, are: "Fleur of Yesterday" and "All the Hope We Carry." Both publications are also currently available at book retailers across the globe.In 2024, Susan's novel: "Adira and the Dark Horse," Book One of the new 'An Adira Cazon Literary Mystery' series for New Adult readers, unravels the journey of private detective Adira Cazon as she attempts to outwit the dangerous dark horse. A metaphysical mystery, the story transcends the feminine spirit through the courage of women facing the dangerous powers of the silk trade routes of past and present.Since 2020, Susan has shared her poetic études with a global readership through her My Story Meadow project at Story Playscapes. Many of her popular poems were published in her debut poetry collection. In 2024, Story Playscapes released Susan's exclusive collection of 30 poems for adults: "Bare Spirit: The Selected Poems of Susan Marshall," which is an Amazon best-seller and is also noted as a Popular Psychology publication.Early in 2025, Story Playscapes has released: "Wild Soul: Contemporary Classical Winter Poetry" by Susan Marshall, a collection of 31 poems that are a tribute to the author's refined, globally renown, metaphysical artistry. The poetry collection is an Amazon best-seller, which also rated #1 as a Hot New Release at Amazon. Susan allures us into the presence, awakenings, emotions, journeys, manifestations, states and transformations of the soul with evocative, soul stirring personas, visual imagery and journeyed verses.
