The 2017 NYU Purple List

BUTTERFLY CHILDREN by Melanie Schiele

Drama

A furniture craftsman struggles to save his failing marriage and six-year-old daughter afflicted with a rare and debilitating disease, leaving her skin as fragile as a butterfly's wings.

Email: mas358@nyu.edu
Website: melanieschiele.com
TWITTER: @melanieschiele

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EXPERIENCE by Taj Jenkins Musco

Drama

A young bus driver faces a crisis of conscience when she discovers a lost love doll on her bus, then secretly befriends the doll’s owner under spurious circumstances.

Email: tajmusco@gmail.com,
Website: www.tajmusco.com
INSTAGRAM: @tajmusco

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ALABAMA SNIPE FIGHT by Bo McGuire

Drama

A young white girl discovers her magic as she fantasizes about joining a black step team in order to escape her racist father.

Email: mcguirebo@gmail.com
Website: www.bomcguire.com
INSTAGRAM: @thesaintstheymarch

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