Historical
Peter Fechter: Fifty-Nine Minutes/”Peter Fechter: 59 Minutes”
Peter Fechter: 59 Minutes chronicles the last hour of Peter Fechter’s life, a teenager in East Berlin shot while attempting to cross the Berlin Wall in 1962 with his companion.
Faith, Hope and CHARLIE
"This play is based on the true life of Indigenous WW2 Hero Tommy Prince in a fictional bank robbery. Set in the early 50's before universal health care, Tommy needs to raise $5,000 to get his son a life saving surgery. Left with few options he decides to rob a bank. The problem is, even with his military background, he cares about people to much to see them get hurt and when the bank doesn't have $5,000 in cash things really get complicated. The bank manager Charlie also wants to make sure no one gets hurt and while Chief of police Leland "Barbarian" Barber raises the stakes outside the bank, Charlie goes to work trying to outsmart them all. A funny, heartfelt comedy that entertains while gently examining what could have been, had Tommy Price come home to the heroes welcome he deserved after the war." - from the publisher
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Cultural background of characters
Total number of characters
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Female roles
Male roles
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Non-Binary Gender Non-Conforming roles
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Gender unespecified roles
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Production and Publication
First produced
Not produced as of 28/04/2025 (DD/MM/YYYY)
Publication year
2023
Published by
Canadian Play Outlet
ISBN
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This play could be performed with 6f & 2m actors, with Tommy and Chief Barber as men. Arthur, Dougie, Glenn and Charlie can transition to female roles. Tommy is Indigenous but not portrayed in a traditional manner.
This play could be performed with 6f & 2m actors, with Tommy and Chief Barber as men. Arthur, Dougie, Glenn and Charlie can transition to female roles. Tommy is Indigenous but not portrayed in a traditional manner.
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