Inspired by the life and work of the poet Gwendolyn MacEwen. A celebration of the creative spirit. MacEwen appears as an alien creature, a poet, a drunk, a magician and a prophet. She also brings her own confusion and a warning. There has been a death of poetry, of imagination. These things must return. Then she laughs and fire erupts from her hands. A magical dialogue with the audience.
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1999, Theatre Passe Muraille, Toronto
2000
Playwrights Canada Press
9780887545986
The play can be read it its entirely here: https://archive.org/details/aliencreaturevis0000grif. Winner of Chalmer's Canadian Play Award 2000 and Winner of Dora Mavor Moore Award 2000
The play can be read it its entirely here: https://archive.org/details/aliencreaturevis0000grif. Winner of Chalmer's Canadian Play Award 2000 and Winner of Dora Mavor Moore Award 2000
Stylized
Julia de Maria Auxiliadora, an aging woman in Colombia fights to maintain a sense of self as she succumbs to Alzheimer’s. As Julia’s lifetime of memories unravels, her adopted daughter Angela returns from Toronto to care for her, and to make one last desperate attempt to resolve their conflicted relationship while Julia still recognizes her.
Realistic
This Christmas season, things have gone awry for the kohkoms of Kiwetinohk. Clare Bear is engaged to be married, Zula Merasty is moving off-reserve and Sihkos Sinclare is in jail. It all comes to fruition at Clare’s stagette.
