Exploration of two couples and one friend who wrestle wCanadian_European descent_Jewish_Womanith issues of fertility, childlessness, what makes a strong relationship, and how to deal with the lies necessary to retain a marriage... "over too much wine. What do infertility, religion, toxoplasmosis, and ice-cream have to do with Tulipmania? Maybe more than you think." - from the publisher
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contains monologues
contains scenes
2013, Summerworks, Toronto
2018
Scirocco Press
9781927922460
Included in "Better Angels/Eatng Pomegranates Naked"
Included in "Better Angels/Eatng Pomegranates Naked"
Stylized
Addicted follows Penelope Day, an alcoholic at the end of her rope who finds herself at the mercy of Saving Grace, an unconventional rehab facility and its motley crew of residents. While in treatment, Penelope comes face to face with her inner demons, revealing the ugly truth about her family’s destructive past. Penelope is left to question what is real, what is not, and if in fact she will survive
Realistic
A Chinese son must tell his parents he has moved in with his white girlfriend. In a counter-narrative, the play explodes Asian stereotypes in a B-movie spoof called Wrath of the Yellow Claw.
