Lucy is almost 13 years old; Lucy is autistic. She sees her mother for the first time in years when her father decides to re-marry and start a new life. Lucy is a play about newfound love between a mother and daughter and the revelations it triggers, including a provocative new theory of evolution.
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2007, The Berkeley Street Theatre – Marilyn and Charles Baillie Theatre, Toronto
2010
Playwrights Canada Press
9780887549090
Historical
Based on true events chronicling the life of Marie Joseph Angélique; an enslaved Black Womxn who was publicly executed for having allegedly set fire to Montréal in 1734. Draws from elements of documentary theatre (based on actual trial transcripts), heightened drama, poetry and prose to investigate the years leading up to Angélique’s execution. Using a 1734 backdrop of Nouvelle-France, the plays holds a mirror to the unfortunate timelessness of systemic racism in society.
Realistic
When Joey enters puberty, his father Jake finds himself in a morally ambiguous position. Joey is severely disabled, but he still has the same sexual desires as any seventeen-year-old boy and can’t do anything to relieve the tension. Jake is a widower whose life is devoted to his son. When he suddenly develops a serious medical condition, he becomes the one to rely on the people around him, including his sister Twyla, his friend Robyn, and Joey’s best friend Rowdy. As Jake’s condition worsens, an ethical dilemma troubles the household as everyone is forced to consider the possibility of saying goodbye.
