Realistic
Suitcase
Suitcase considers the lives of refugees and the spaces they inhabit. The play urges the audience to reassess the significance of their possessions, the relationships they value, and all of the things they have left behind.
Style
The Body Politic
An historical drama reimagining the events surrounding the birth, life, and death of one of the most important journalistic forces in Canada (The Body Politic, a gay-liberation newspaper based in Toronto in the 1970’s) and the opportunities it created for the future. Phillip, an aging journalist recounts memories of censorship battles, police raids, historic rallies, the onset of HIV/AIDS, and more during an intimate encounter with a younger man. Their generational differences shine a light on the massive shifts of queer identity and politics over the last fifty years.
About Playwright(s)
Cast Information
Cultural background of characters
Total number of characters
-
Minimum number of actors
Female roles
Male roles
Transgender roles
-
Non-Binary Gender Non-Conforming roles
-
Gender unespecified roles
-
Age of characters
-
Actor-Friendly Parts
Monologue level
-
Monologue details
-
Scene level
-
Scene details
-
Production and Publication
First produced
2015, Buddies in Bad Times, Toronto
Publication year
2019
Published by
Playwrights Canada Press
ISBN
9781770919747
More like this
See All Collection
Solo Show
Adrenaline
Adrenaline follows Jaber, a refugee getting ready to celebrate his first New Year’s Eve in Canada after leaving his war-torn home in Syria. Using objects he has around the house, Jaber unpacks memories of war and tries to understand the price he has had to pay for his safety in Canada.