Plays

Matthew and his mother have moved to the city from Alberta. Their dog Lucky is left behind on the farm with Matthew's grandparents because pets aren't allowed in their inner city apartment. To...

Daniel is having trouble both at school and at home. All he wants to do is to escape into his own world with his friend Izzy and listen to the rapper Arrow. The adults in his life deliver an...

First produced in 2000 at Mulgrave Road Theatre in Nova Scotia. Geographic setting: Nova Scotia, fishing village. Historical period: Late 20th Century. Characters: male adults: 2; female adults: 9;...

Historical period: Contemporary. Characters: female seniors: 2. Play includes speeches that are suitable for actors auditioning.

This play is a series of five monologues that explore the different influences on a woman's self image and esteem.

First produced in 1990 at Edmonton Fringe Festival in Edmonton, Alberta. Geographical setting: Fantasy. Historical period: Fantasy. Characters: male adults: 2; female adults: 2.

A group of ex-mental patients struggle for self-esteem and human dignity in a boarding house. Time Bomb is based on the author's undercover experience. Wylie, as a journalist for the Toronto Star,...

"When Tippi and Stan meet, their lives change. Tippi's sheltered world is opened by her friendship with Stan, and Stan finds an unlikely ally in Tippi. Both absurd and very real, Tippi and Stan...

Compiled from the writings of B.C. school children, this play touches on immediate concerns: food, friends, and family.

There's a knock on Margaret's door in the middle of the night. It's her daughter Julie, with grandson Conner in tow, on the run from the big city after her marriage has imploded. Margaret's simple...

This humorous play explores two seniors meeting at a sushi rolling class.

First produced in 1992 at Manitoba Theatre Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Geographic setting: A country home in France. Historical period: 18th century. Characters: male adults: 2; female adults: 3....

A bedridden heiress overhears a murder plot in which she is the intended victim.

Two women, one the mother of a murderer, and the other mother to a victim, react to a tragic incident of gun violence. We see the effects of the recent trend of school shootings through the eyes of...

Geographic setting of play: A theatre anywhere. Historical period of play: Contemporary. Characters: male adults: 2; female adults: 1; male young adults: 1; female young adults: 1. Play contains...

A separated couple meet to give their relationship another try, and immediately start repeating all the patterns that led to their breakup in the first place ... or is it all a dream?

Geographic setting: Ireland and Canada. Historic period: 7th Century, 21st Century Canada, Contemporary. Characters in play: male adults: 3; female adults: 1; male seniors: 1; female seniors: 4....

A ski holiday turns into a snow-bound nightmare when a group of skiers become trapped in their chalet under an avalanche.

First produced in 2005 at Bluma Appel Theatre in Toronto, Ontario. Geographic setting: Suburban home and downtown street corner. Historical period: Late 20th Century, 21st Century. Characters: male...

Co-written with Beth Graham, this play draws on its earlier version, The Last Train

This play is about an immigrant Icelandic family in Canada, taking place over the long weekend in August 1953, with flashbacks from 1893 forward. The great-grandchildren prepare to stage a concert...

In the hallways of Verona High, another fight breaks out between the Capulet Crew and the Montague Boyz, the high school's rival cliques. It seems that Samantha, one of the cheerleaders, publicly...

Geographical setting: A cell in a convent somewhere in Europe. Historical period: Several centuries ago. Characters: female adults: 1.

This five-part radio drama considers historical nursing scenarios, focusing on correct or inappropriate behaviour, and drawing on genuine case histories to provide emotional insights, dramatically...

First produced in 2002 at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Ontario. Geographic setting: The village of Vinci in Italy. Historical period: Medieval. Characters: male adults: 4; female adults: 2....

Elizabeth's bedroom mirrors show every threat of impending wrinkles and reflect the care-free youth she wasted on a man. How can she live in the moment when the future looks bleak and the past...

Violet is packing a suitcase after her husband committed suicide. Recently, her daughter returned home after a long absence and accused her father of molesting her when she was a little girl....

"Violette welcomes you into her apartment. She invites you – and only you – to enter the privacy of her bedroom… and then, of her imagination. Explore this real-world space as if you were at the...

Voice-Box brings together the ‘sweet science’ of boxing and the power of the singing voice, raising provocative questions about women, violence and aggression … Voice-Box celebrates women who scrap...

When Jamie brings friends to see Zanna's performance art they all see something different. But what does it mean? And does it have to mean something or can it just entertain? And does art imitate...

A celebration of anticipation.

First produced in 2002 at Studio Theatre in Stratford, Ontario. Geographic setting: Ontario. Historical period: Contemporary. Characters: male adults: 2; female adults: 3. Play includes speeches...

Ford hates his job. He hates his life. He wants the life he could have had, if only he could figure out what went wrong and what happened on that day that turned him into who he is. "Wasting Time"...

Alex struggles with leaving his father, Spiffy, in a senior's care centre.

Geographic setting: Revolutionary France. Historical period: Late 18th Century. Characters: male adults: 4; female adults: 4.