A new drama teacher teaches two aggressive girls the art of stage combat, hoping to get them to understand the costs of violence. The girls battle out their issues in rehearsals, and as the their inte
The day after their friend Catherine’s funeral, Margot, Tate, and Connie gather for a round of golf in honor of their recently departed fourth. At the course they are joined by another woman, an
The series New Essays on Canadian Theatre consists entirely of newly commissioned essays, and the volumes themselves are designed to fill gaps in the critical record, taking new approaches, often from
Rosa Mundi, Nearly Wild, and their friends spend a lot of time at Concord Floral, a one-million-square-foot abandoned greenhouse, and a refuge for neighborhood teens. But hidden there is a secret no o
Jem is a self-described butch dyke from Montreal who always imagined spending her life in bars and having flings. When she meets Freda, her preconceived notions of self are suddenly moot as she finds
Nine-year-old Phineas interprets the world through his encyclopedic knowledge of animals, but some human behavior is puzzling. His dad recently left his family, his mom insists he learn to sleep on hi
Orphans Mala and Chun Chun dream of going to school, a goal Aunty promises will be fulfilled if they beg for money from passersby. When they encounter two middle-class brothers on the streets, they ar
The eve of Mary’s wedding: a night filled with dreams of love, dreams of war, and dreams of what might be. When Mary and Charlie unexpectedly find one another sheltering in a barn during a thunderstor
Norman Davenport has barely opened the doors to his new clothing store in downtown Halifax when his modest world is made profoundly complicated by two exuberant employees and an attractive customer. N
A story about love, companionship, trust, and loyalty, MacDonald reveals what can be found when we choose to look at what lurks just below the surface of those we love.
It's a week before Christmas, and struggling egg farmer/artist Ethan Claymore meets a woman who could turn his life around and receives a visit from his estranged, and recently deceased, older brothe
Love and RelASIANships includes works that represent cultures from all over Asia and the place those cultures have in Canada. It includes Yellow Fever by Rick Shiomi, Bachelor-Man by Winston Christoph
The Drowning Girls reflects on the misconceptions of love, married life, and the not-so-happily ever after. Comrades brings to life the story of a seven-year imprisonment and explores the struggles an
The second volume in this groundbreaking collection features plays written since 2002. It includes Yes Yoko Solo by Jean Yoon, Tiger of Malaya by Hiro Kanagawa, Miss Orient(ed) by Nina Lee Aquino and
Winner of the Jessie Richardson Theatre Award for Outstanding Original ScriptThree men—a great American playwright, his trusted and loyal assistant, and a young Canadian street hustler—find themselves
Four short plays by one of Canada's exciting, new theatre voices. In The Russian Play, the flower-shop girl tells the story of her love for the gravedigger. Essay casts a teaching assistant in the sh
This is a collection of stage plays by some of Canada’s leading playwrights. Included are: R.H. Thomson’s The Lost Boys, David French’s Soldier’s Heart, Stephen Massicotte’s Mary’s Wedding, Guy Vander
Stories from the Rains of Love and Death is a quintet of interrelated one-act plays written in 1977. Aurash is a Persian myth dating back over one thousand years. The Death of the King is a retelling
Maggie's Getting Married: In this touching romantic comedy, you'll join the Duncan family as they prepare for the wedding of their daughter. It's the night before the big day, and Maggie's older sist
John and Beatrice: High above the city, Beatrice sits on the 33rd floor of an office tower waiting for the right man to respond to her ad. When John appears, the games begin. But if he wins, what then
David McMillan is a former actor on the verge of turning thirty. Together with his roommate Candy and his best friend Bernie, David encounters a number of seductive strangers in their search for love
