In an adaptation of the classic Canadian novel, this epic play follows three generations of a Cape Breton Island family in a tale of forbidden love, inescapable bonds, and devastating betrayals, all while harbouring secrets that threaten to shatter the family entirely. At the dawn of the twentieth century, a young piano tuner named James Piper and thirteen-year-old Materia Mahmoud fall into a whirlwind romance. As their family grows, the couple is strained by dark revelations that lead to dangerous consequences. Their headstrong daughters Kathleen, Frances, Mercedes, and Lily grow up haunted but fiercely connected in ways they must learn to fully understand. A richly layered story by turns both heartbreaking and joyous, Fall On Your Knees is a vivid portrayal of love, desire, and the quest for truth and redemption.
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2023, Canadian Stage, Toronto
2023
Playwrights Canada Press
9780369104229
Fun fact: the Alisa Palmer is married to the author of the book this play is based on, Ann-Marie MacDonald!
Fun fact: the Alisa Palmer is married to the author of the book this play is based on, Ann-Marie MacDonald!
Realistic
Martha and Boo have been staying with Martha’s sister, Barbara, and her husband Jack while Boo tries to find Lena after she ran off with Clarisse (at the end of the previous play "Coyote City"). This farce tells the story of Lena’s subsequent Christmas reunion with her family just in time for the birth of her own miraculous child with all the women of her family by her side.
Historical
A young Cree couple woo and wed, but it's 1885, the generation after the Riel Rebellion. It's hard for any Indian to live happily ever after, unless one goes into show business. A retelling of historic incidents to create a play about the place of Native people in Canada.
