Late spring in Oslo, Ontario. The annual Ibsen Festival begins with auditions, then rehearsals, and, finally, performances. This year, the Ibfest features productions of five classic plays: The Twins, a renaissance play in the, er, tradition of Shakespeare; Virtue Slandered, a restoration comedy in the, um, fashion of Sheridan; The Raj, a nineteen century look at those quirky, madcap, but well-meaning Brits in a backward society (it’s a musical!); Pantilous in Crete, a classic Greek tragedy abou...
Canadian Mosaic II is the second volume in a series of popular drama anthologies edited by Aviva Ravel. The plays, written by Canadian playwrights, are set in diverse communities. The works focus on minority cultures, their customs and roots, and their concerns regarding the integration of immigrants into their adopted country. Supplementary information includes a glossary, biography of the playwright, and details of first and subsequent productions. In addition, the playwright and the editor pr...
The plays in this anthology have been selected to reflect the wide spectrum of ethnic communities in this country, and to illuminate the often painful world their members inhabit as outsiders to mainstream Canadian life. The plays explore cultural values, dual loyalties, and problems of adjustment. Path with No Moccasins, by Shirley Cheechoo: A young Cree girl endures life at a residential school, and later heals herself. The play raises issues of identity, discrimination, and self-destruction,...