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An Octaroon
A reworking of Dion Boucicault's 19th century classic - both funny and chilling in dissecting sterotypes. Follows basic plot and characters of the original with a biting contemporary twist
CRASH
The fractured unraveling of memory: an unnamed rape survivor has a flashback during her father's funeral. Details of the horror she endured at the hands of a stranger in a Montreal apartment a decade earlier are slowly revealed, interspersed between scenes showing how the traumatizing crime affected her relationships with her family members afterward, and their relationships with each other and God.
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Solo Show with monologue potential
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First produced
2012, Theatre Passe Muraille, Toronto
Publication year
2014
Published by
Scirocco Drama
ISBN
9781897289990
Included in "Love, Loss and Longing: South Asian Canadian plays" (https://archive.org/details/lovelosslongings0000unse). Won two Doras, Outstanding New Play and Outstanding Performance by a Fe in a Principal Role 2012
Included in "Love, Loss and Longing: South Asian Canadian plays" (https://archive.org/details/lovelosslongings0000unse). Won two Doras, Outstanding New Play and Outstanding Performance by a Fe in a Principal Role 2012
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