'da Kink in my Hair
Detailed Synopsis (Spoiler alert)
ACT I At an African-American hair salon in Toronto, the stylist, Novelette, is busy with customers insisting that they appointments right away. As these customers compete for Novelette’s attention, Sharmaine, a successful TV and…
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Read MoreThe Wedding Party
Q&A with Playwright Kristen Thomson
What inspired you to write this play? Were the characters, or any aspects of the story, drawn from personal experience? I was at a dinner party where the hostess described a wedding she attended. During…
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Read MoreThe Wedding Party
Detailed Synopsis (Spoiler alert)
Prologue A magician addresses a group of people and selects a boy and girl to come forward to play the roles of “Adam” and “Eve.” He asks if they are “ready to return to…
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Read MoreKinky Boots
Detailed Synopsis (Spoiler alert)
ACT I At the Price & Son shoe factory in Northampton, England, young Charlie learns from his father, the factory’s owner, that “the most beautiful thing in the world” is a well-made shoe. Mr….
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Read MoreCipher
Q&A with Playwrights Ellen Close and Braden Griffiths
What inspired you to write this play? Is this story based on, or inspired by, true events? Were the characters, or any aspects of the story, drawn from personal experience? The play is inspired by…
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Read MoreCipher
Detailed Synopsis (Spoiler alert)
ACT ONE 1956: The body of a man that at first appears lifeless suddenly awakens. He (“the Body”) is aboard a ferry approaching Victoria, B.C. He writes cryptic notes inside a small book—the cipher,…
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Read MoreMiss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
Detailed Synopsis (Spoiler Alert)
ACT ONE England, 1815: Fitzwilliam and Elizabeth (Lizzy) Darcy prepare their country estate, Pemberley, to host family and friends for Christmas. Darcy tells his wife that, in addition to their expected visitors, they will be…
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Read MoreIt's a Wonderful Christmas-ish Holiday Miracle
Q&A with playwright Marcus Youssef
What inspired you to write this play? Were the characters, or any aspects of the story, drawn from personal experience? Both my wife and I are from blended families that experienced divorce when we were…