When We Were Singing is an investigation of the friendship between four urban dwelling lost souls each at a crossroads in their lives. Set around a series of conversations between these friends, we eavesdrop on the ups and downs of their lives over the course of a weekend. Contemporary themes of work, love, hopes, dreams, fears and failures weave through this story pulled from our everyday lives. As funny as it is serious, the almost entirely sung through musical switches gears in an instant to get to the heart of what makes these people tick. On this particular weekend we find the friends joking and drinking heavily, as always, but the culmination of a series of events has them each facing the realization that the party might be coming to an end. The question is, will they leave or have one more round and risk staying too long?
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1995, Touchstone Theatre, Vancouver
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Playwrights Guild of Canada
Digital Script
The two "unspecified" roles are for the musicians, whose background doesn't matter.
The two "unspecified" roles are for the musicians, whose background doesn't matter.
Realistic
A powerful, dangerous one act play, featuring two women that finishes with a surprising ending. In redefining what a monster truly is, this play delves into our darker side, making us laugh in the process with engaging dialogue and dark humor. It is a deceptively low key comedy thriller.
Realistic
This comedy opens at the home of Holly, a self-help writer and single-mom to teenager, Jodi. Holly's morning is interrupted when Pam shows up unannounced. Having found a letter from Jodi to her teenage son, Evan, Pam deems the letter inappropriate and is eager to discuss matters. What starts as a pleasant enough visit between two moms meeting for the first time, quickly becomes a complicated, bizarre and hilarious roller-coaster ride of misunderstandings, as Holly soon realizes that Pam has no idea what’s actually going on between their kids. The mess and confusion of this precarious situation launches into orbit with the arrival of Holly’s outrageous and filter-less best friend, Cheryl. One lie leads to another and another and another, as Holly and Cheryl do everything in their power to try to keep Pam in the dark.
