Dom has had a rough go of things so far. At fourteen, he has the hardened look of someone who’s had to fight for everything. Fred has just moved to Not-The-City, a new place to try to disappear. But he didn’t expect to actually make friends. He just hopes he’s accepted for how he looks. When Dom and Fred meet on a hill overlooking a bridge that connects Not-The-City to The City, a place where anyone can be anything they want, the two find a refuge in one another and make a pact: they’ll cross the bridge at the end of the school year. They’ll be free. What could happen by then? Who will they be? And will the bridge even let them cross? The young characters are on a journey of self-discovery, feeling out their gender identity and how they want to present themselves to the world - while living in a world they find limiting, and dreaming of moving elsewhere.
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contains monologues
contains strong scenes
2017, Youtheatre, Montreal (French language premiere)
2021
Playwrights Canada Press
9780369101693
The play was written in French by Olivier Sylvestre, titled La loi de la gravité. It was translated into English by Bobby Theodore.
The play was written in French by Olivier Sylvestre, titled La loi de la gravité. It was translated into English by Bobby Theodore.
Realistic
A dinner mint is a small refreshing afterthought one enjoys following a really good meal. As the playwright sees it, many women become dinner mints in their relationships. This analogy provides the perfect backdrop for a diverse cast of five women as they take an intimate, honest and hilarious look at the various relationships in their lives.
Stylized
For six years of her childhood, Claudette and her sister Valerie were left with their grandmother while their mother, Daphne, moved from Jamaica to the United States to start a new chapter for their family. But in that time, Daphne remarried and had another daughter. Claudette, now in her late thirties, travels to visit her dying mother in Brooklyn, but that doesn’t stop her anger and abandonment issues from bubbling up. It doesn’t stop Daphne from voicing her opinions on how Claudette lives her life, either. With Daphne, Claudette, and Valerie all under one roof again, each family member is forced to confront their emotions while there’s still time
