A young Canadian writer, Siobhán, travels to the Hebrides to trace her roots and research a book she is writing. She is a MacDonald and is captivated by the clan wars and bitterness that carried on for so many generations between her family and the Campbells.
In a not so distant future, the world is divided along the lines of class, race, and gender. To some, it is utopia, the new Eden, while to the majority it is a living hell.
This piece was commissioned by a community group to explore the cycle of youth violence. It premiered at FemFest 2008 and toured to Manitoba schools in the fall of that year.
An exploration of one woman’s journey to fight an underground ring of child abuse and pedophilia. Unfortunately, what she uncovers hits a little too close to home.
How would you react if you’re ex-fiancé showed up while you were in bed with a new boyfriend. What if your ex had been dead for over a year?
Two women, one the mother of a murderer and the other mother to a victim. We see the effects of the recent trend of school shootings through the eyes of the mothers.
Based on a true story of incest and infanticide, the play explores the journey of Marie. After years of incest, Marie’s daughters are now giving birth to her husband’s children. Marie kills the babies at birth – is it an act of mercy, pity, rage or vengeance?
Imagine the world is an asylum. The inmates are the continents and the wardens are Money, Religion and Government. When a homeless woman is dumped in to this metaphorical world, she must battle her own demons as she attempts to liberate the world. Is she the new Messiah or merely insane?
Three women are shipped to the New World (Canada) on a convict ship from Britain. Molly’s journey begins with great hope of her new life, Sarah has been taken against her will and forced to leave her life behind, Rene has no illusions that as a convict her life will be much the same. All three are transformed throughout the months on board and find that their lives are changed forever. This moving piece tells a tale of Canada’s founding mothers, examining a part of history that is often left untold.
Based loosely on a true story, Hunger is the story of one woman’s struggle against political and emotional turmoil. Jesse is a human rights lawyer who married the Commandante of a Guatemalan guerrilla group. He soon disappeared.