A new year of high school is full of excitement and potential—but three teens didn’t expect it to bring such a dark change to their lives. After spending a summer reinventing herself in Paris, Emma is ready for her new life to start, while her best friend Lily is eager for them to reconnect. Lily throws a last-minute party fuelled by alcohol and Instagram, which leads to a long-awaited encounter between Emma and Lily’s older brother Chris. But the next day Emma feels that something went terribly wrong. When a doctor’s appointment and a visit from police confirm that there was a sexual assault at the party, and the whole school turns against Emma, the three friends grapple with what actually happened between Emma and Chris.
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2015, Théâtre la Seizième, Vancouver
2020
Playwrights Canada Press
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Winner of Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play (TYA) 2018. Winner of Tom Hendry Award for Theatre for Young Audiences 2018. Winner of The Sydney Risk Prize 2015.
Winner of Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play (TYA) 2018. Winner of Tom Hendry Award for Theatre for Young Audiences 2018. Winner of The Sydney Risk Prize 2015.
TYA
Examines the murky line between friendship and romance, and invites viewers to question what they feel entitled to in their relationships. Using humour, the play challenges teens to hold themselves accountable for their words and actions, and consider what’s at stake when lines are crossed.
TYA
Still/Falling follows Nina (or Nick in the male adaptation) as they try to come to terms with what it means to struggle with anxiety and depression, and rise above it with as much strength, and as few scars, as possible. A realistic, honest and funny look at the difference between ‘teen angst’ and mental illness and the ways vulnerable young people can start to find their way out of the dark
