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Scorched
A mother’s last will and testament sends twins Simon and Janine on a journey into her past. Plunging into their mother’s history in a war-torn country, they struggle to solve the mystery of their origins.
Riot
A dramatic and often humorous look at six black Canadians of diverse backgrounds who share a Toronto house. Their lives unfold against the backdrop of civil unrest which erupted when the Los Angeles police officers on trial for the beating of Rodney King are acquitted. The fracas outside keeps intruding as characters clash, collide and swap jokes about everything from racism to the status of Quebec as a distinct society, from Malcolm X to The Road to Avonlea.
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First produced
1995, Factory Theatre, Toronto
Publication year
1997
Published by
Scirocco Books
ISBN
9781896239200
Winner of the Chalmers Canadian Play Award
Winner of the Chalmers Canadian Play Award
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