Pharus wants nothing more than to take his rightful place as leader of the school’s legendary gospel choir. Can he find his way inside the hallowed halls of this institution if he sings in his own key? An affecting and honest portrait of a gay youth tentatively beginning to find the courage to let the truth about himself become known.
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contains scenes between young African-American men
2012, Royal Theatre, London
2016
Theatre Communications Group
978-1-55936-468-3
The cast can be amplified by a choir
The cast can be amplified by a choir
Realistic
Two grown sisters face off over their mother’s death-bed. Together they confront one another, their own identities, and what will remain when their mother eaves this world. A contemporary look at the significance of faith and family, Honour Beat explores the stories this Indigenous family has told itself through the years, as their mother’s youthful spirit leads them toward forgiveness.
Stylized
Adapted from the novel by Terry Woo, Banana Boys is a “meditation for the restless” and a call to anyone who has felt out of place in the world. "Bananas" (read: yellow on the outside, white on the inside), caught in between two cultures which do not seem to accept them fully. Five university friends struggle with career decisions, parental expectations, cultural identity, sex, love, relationships, and racism. Not quite Chinese and not really Canadian, they stumble through stories, situations, incidents, interactions that are seemingly mundane, but upon closer examination, ultimately explore the nature of identity, and reveal the possibilities within themselves.
