Pat the Dog » Featured Reading http://www.patthedog.org Pat the Dog is a non-profit organization dedicated to the support and advocacy of playwrights and their plays. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:57:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Reading: Heather Debling – Munro and Sons http://www.patthedog.org/2009/05/01/reading-heather-debling-munro-and-sons/ http://www.patthedog.org/2009/05/01/reading-heather-debling-munro-and-sons/#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 22:21:56 +0000 admin http://66.147.244.163/~patthedo/?p=83 Red_Barn_j

Munro and Sons

May 11, 2009
The Button Factory

Setting: Rural Southwestern Ontario

A young woman leaves the city to stay with her aunts on the farm. Why did she leave? How long will she stay? This gentle play looks at how family patterns repeat themselves — for better or worse.

As a new playwright, there’s a lot of trepidation about sharing your work with the larger world. This reading was a chance for me to take my first timid steps out towards a larger audience. It was really helpful to have Lisa’s support and encouragement in navigating these early stages in the play’s development.
– Heather Debling, playwright

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Little Crickets

April 27, 2009
The Button Factory

Setting: Post-Ceausescu Europe

Two pre-teen refugees find themselves on the streets of Paris, trying to survive on their wits.  This disturbingly comic story examines the ravages of war on children.

This is the first time I’ve heard the completely new draft of Little Crickets read by actors. I found the discussion gave me lots of things to think about, but I was in particular interested in the depths the actors found in the role, even on a first read. I am excited and impatient to press on.
— Douglas Campbell, playwright

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