A Short One-Act Play A Male and Female are having dinner. It’s uncomfortably quiet. The tension between them is obvious. Once they start talking, their true feelings explode in vicious and uncompromising ways. But is it really their feelings…or someone else trying to control their every thought and action? That’s How It Goes Sometimes […]
Animal
July 20, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Logline Everything is not what it seems in Raina Shepherd’s world. When her parents leave for the day and her brother and son seemingly show up out of nowhere, what unfolds is a number of searing revelations from the Shepherds’ collective pasts that rock this already fragmented family to the breaking point. Synopsis Raina […]
ANIMAL Reading @ Alumnae
February 20, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Saturday March 24 2018 – 12 NOON The Alumnae Theatre Pay What You Can at the door (suggestive price: $10 CASH ONLY) SYNOPSIS Raina Shepherd, a mentally unstable woman, has lost her grip on reality following a recent tragedy. When her brother Daniel and son Griffin come to her aid, what unfolds is a number […]
OverTime
May 30, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Darby, a young playwright lives with his mentor Carla – a 63 year retired teacher who suffers with various ailments. When Darby shares his latest play it strikes all too closely to his mentor’s life. Carla accuses him of stealing from her life. Tension escalates following Darby’s chance meeting in a park with Jewel, a […]
Mercy and Love
March 11, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Main Cast & Creative Gallery Main Marie is angry that she has not been able to let go of a loss in her life. James struggles with the reality of his grandpa’s ailing health. Rebecca, a counsellor, tries to help these two broken souls as she herself grapples with her own inner demons of a […]
Thirsty
December 3, 2014 by Leave a Comment
main Cast & Creative Related Blog Enteries main Thirsty Trailer Synopsis Water. Monopoly. Imaginary Friends. A Christmas Tree. Secrets. Lies. Courage. Travis Weir has a lot on his mind. He’s different than most kids and retreats to a forest near his house to get away from it all. One day in this forest, Travis meets a […]
Animal – Live Reading (June 2, 2014)
May 7, 2014 by Leave a Comment
June 2, 2014 – Live Reading of the play Animal. Animal Synopsis Raina Shepherd is a sick woman: schizophrenic, bipolar and manic depressive. And she likes to bite. To make matters worse, she’s off her medication. A recent tragedy has shattered Raina’s world and she has shut everyone out of her life including her psychiatrist, Dr […]
black/white
March 23, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Main Cast & Creative Related Blog Enteries Main Synopsis When Melanie Kersh is asked by a university to speak at a faith symposium about her book The Colour of Grace, she gladly accepts the invitation even though crowds scare her. Melanie grew up in a strict, ultra-conservative household often butting heads with her domineering mother, […]
Heaven & Earth
November 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Main Cast & Creative Gallery Main Synopsis The Gray family and the Parker family are in need of miracles. It’s Christmas morning and in the Gray household there is no tree standing, no lights hanging and not a present in sight. Meanwhile, the Parkers spend their morning sitting in a car outside the Gray’s – […]
Children of Light
December 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Main Cast & Creative Gallery & Media Main Synopsis Margaret Clayborne has suffered a stroke. She lives with her daughter Carol who takes care of her on the family farm. With the holiday season approaching, coupled with her recent health scare, Margaret is distorting events related to Christmas. She is having visions of a boy […]