CWRC Repository

In a middle of a war, a reporter (Dawn Petten) is photographed comforting a young boy whose parents have just been killed. The image becomes an iconic photograph representing the aftermath of war,...

First produced in 2009 at Motel Theatre in Calgary, Alberta. Geographic setting: Calgary, Alberta. Historical period: Future. Characters in play: male adults: 2; female adults: 3.

This ghost story of love and revenge is adapted from Mary Elizabeth Braddon's "Eveline's Visitant."

First produced in 1991 at Maenad Theatre in Calgary, Alberta. Geographic setting: Calgary, Alberta. Historical period: Early 20th Century. Characters: male adults: 1; female adults: 1. Play...

Warren, fresh out of prison, returns home to find the family apartment abandoned, that his wife has taken off, and that his kids have been taken into care. He is broke and without prospects when an...

First produced in 1995 at Chemainus Theatre in Chemainus, British Columbia.

Two-act version first produced in 2001 at Pacific Theatre in Vancouver, British Columbia. Geographical setting: San Diego, British Columbia. Historical period: 19th Century/ Victorian. Characters:...

Pam is Sylvie's new case worker. As the two young women antagonize each other, Sylvie challenges Pam's assumptions.

Grounded for the week leading up to her tenth birthday, Cassandra embarks on a journey to get an A+ in Life, and finds herself choosing whether it’s better to eat whole or multigrain toast, to be a...

After the death of her life-long writing partner and friend Jean-Paul Sartre, feminist philosopher Simone de Beauvoir (Castor), author of The Second Sex, decides to adopt her mid-life companion...

Joy McBride wins the man of every woman's dreams on a reality show called Catalogue of Love. On the eve of her televised nuptials she falls into a deep, dark sleep that threatens her happily ever...

A teenager is held in a department store security holding room by the female security guard who caught him shoplifting. As he tries to lure her into dropping the charges, they find themselves...

A writer drives out to the desert to kill her literary characters, and they try to stop her.

First produced in 2004 at the Winnipeg Fringe Festival in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Geographic setting: Rural North America. Historical period: 21st century, contemporary. Characters: male adults: 1;...

First produced in 2007 at Chemainus Theatre in Chemainus, British Columbia.

Professional production first produced in 1995 at Chemainus Theatre in Chemainus, British Colombia. Geographic setting: A farm. Historical period: Contemporary. Characters: male adults: 3; female...

This play explores one woman's journey to fight an underground ring of child abuse and pedophilia. Unfortunately what she uncovers hits a little too close to home.

Things are complicated at Sarah and Samantha’s house. Their parents have recently separated and when Sarah’s beloved hamster, Chloe, dies, her little sister Samantha does whatever she can to annoy,...

First produced in 2010 at Regina Performing Arts Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan. Geographic setting: An office. Historical period: Future. Characters: adult males: 3; female adults: 4; female...

Three actors each play a different side of Mallory who had three choices that eerie foggy night. She could stay home and study for her university midterms, go study with a friend or go bar hopping...

First produced in 1998 at Red Kettle Theatre in Waterford, Ireland. Geographic setting: Canada. Historical period: Contemporary. Characters: male adults: 2; female adults: 2. Play includes speeches...

First produced in 1993 at Chemainus Theatre in Chemainus, British Columbia. Historical period: Early 20th Century. Characters: male adults: 2; female adults: 3. Play includes speeches suitable for...

This comedy explores the fragility and strength of community. In Kringle, ON, it’s July, and it’s hot. It’s also the second week of 52 straight weeks of Christmas. An inspired attempt to woo...

Ostensibly about chronic fatigue syndrome and the virus that may or may not cause it, Chronic puts one woman's dis-ease under the theatrical microscope, along with various other pathologies of...

In 1956, a man’s body is discovered on the coast of British Columbia. A secret code is found sewn into his clothing. For decades no investigation has revealed his identity, his killer, their...

A young Canadian writer, Siobhán, travels to the Hebrides to trace her roots and research a book she is writing. She is a MacDonald, and is captivated by the clan wars and bitterness that carried...

Clarissa's world of make-believe is a place where archeologists uncover magical birthday presents, tea is served to avoid talk-show tragedies, Russian spies reveal their feelings in finger...

This performance piece explores obsessive compulsive disorder through the lives of a mother and daughter.

Clean Irene and Dirty Maxine is a modern, moral and morbid tale of obsession and demise, in which an alphabetic procession of distressed damsels meet their absurd and untimely ends as victims of...

First produced in 1985 at Theatre Passe Muraille in Toronto, Ontario. Geographic setting: Midwest, USA. Historical period: Contemporary. Characters: male adults: 3; female adults: 3. Play...

First produced in 2005 at Royal Tyrrell Museum Theatre in Drumheller, Alberta. Geographic setting: Central Alberta. Historical period: Early 20th Century. Characters: male adults: 4; female adults:...

A single mother struggles to keep silent as she watches her only child leave home with a boyfriend to who she cannot relate.

First produced in 2008 at Catalyst Theatre in Edmonton, Alberta. Geographic setting: A prison in the United States. Historical period: Early 20th Century. Characters: male adults: 2. Play includes...

First produced in 2001 at the Winnipeg Fringe Festival in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Geographic setting: Artist's studio. Historical period: 21st century, contemporary. Characters: male adults: 1; female...

Eve, a 40-something Asian-Canadian Woman, begins to question her very existence at the end of a passionate love affair with Sam. Her search for answers launches her on a liminal journey through...

First produced in 2001 at Catalyst Theatre in Edmonton, Alberta. Geographic setting: A sewer. Historical period: Contemporary. Characters: male adults: 2.

Co-written with Mark DuMez, this play takes audiences on a musical journey to the mid-1980s with some favourite Christmas and retro tunes, along with a whimsical story of a family trying to do...

Co-written with Mark DuMez, "Countryside Christmas" is a warm, laughter-filled holiday comedy. Meet everyone's favourite family, "The Cornwalls," in their country cottage on Christmas eve as they...