After two students end up in an interlude that goes horribly wrong, a young teacher at a Conservative Catholic school ends up providing forbidden sex education to a teenage girl. The play is a darkly comic look at the fallout of this instruction and the ensuing results on the students, the teachers and the community. A Different Kind of Job explores how we evaluate pushing boundaries or just plain crossing the line.
86 pages.
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PRODUCTIONS
Bad Timing Productions: October 1-7 2018; Hamilton, ON (dir. Cadence Allen)
Bad Timing Productions: Theatre Aquarius TA2 Studio Series: Dec. 3-5 2015; Hamilton, ON (dir. Luke Brown)
WORKSHOPS
Theatre Aquarius in collaboration with Pat the Dog Theatre Creation: November 21-24; Hamilton ON (dir. Luke Brown)
PRESS
Winner: 2012 RBC Tarragon Emerging Playwright's Award
Long- List: 2016 Theatre 503 International Playwriting Award (top 200 out of 1600 submissions)
A teenage trivia whiz escapes into different worlds to assist in dealing with his mentally ill mother who has become convinced the world of the Greek gods is real.
97 pages.
WORKSHOPS/READINGS
Tangent Theatre: December 11, 2016; Tivoli, NY (dir. Brendan Burke)- Reading
Essential Collective Theatre: May 21st 2015; St. Catharines, ON (dir. Monica Dufault)- Reading
Tarragon Play Reading Week 2013; November 26, 2013; Toronto, ON (dir. Richard Rose) - Reading
Pat the Dog Theatre Creation: Date: November 14-16 2011; Kitchener, ON (dramaturg Lisa O’Connell) - Workshop
PRESS
Jessica Anderson Winner of 2011/12 RBC Tarragon Emerging Playwrights' Competition
My Purple Wig tells the story of one woman's (often outrageous) attempts of dealing with her terminal cancer. Evelyn has cancer and decided the best way to die is to be prepared to die, much to the chagrin of her family. She auditions the musicians for her funeral, tours funeral homes for competitive rates, engages her family in conversations about her burial method and wears wigs in all colors of the rainbow. As her methods get more erratic her family must decide whether to come together or fall apart. My Purple Wig is about one family dealing with cancer and about a woman living with dying.
105 pages.
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Winner: 2012 Theatre BC Special Merit Award
Short-List: 2013 Herman Voaden Award
Short List: 2012 RBC Tarragon Under Thirty Award
PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTIONS
Heiress Production: Nov. 7-24 2013; Lion Theatre Off- Broadway, New York, NY (dir. Andrea Andresakis)
AMATEUR PRODUCTIONS
Vagabond Theatre: April 22-30 2016; Cornwall, ON (dir. Katie Burke)
WORKSHOPS/READINGS
Heiress Productions: May 7th 2013; New York City, NY (dir. Jillian Harrison) - Reading
Pat the Dog Theatre Creation (March 16-20); 2013 piece/meal series, Kitchener, Waterloo (dir. Trevor Copp) - Workshop
New Play Festival: July 2-4 2010; Theatre BC, Kamloops, BC (dir. Robin Nichol) - Workshop
PRESS
CBS: New York: New Off-Broadway Play My Purple Wig premieres
An ostracized teenage girl finds her independence through being visited by strong, controversial historical women of the past.
85 pages.
WORKSHOPS
1000 Islands Play Reading Week; December 4th 2013; 1000 Islands Playhouse, Gananoque, ON (dir. Ashlie Corcoran)- this piece was developed through the 1000 Islands Playwright’s Unit
