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Plays
All of Jeffrey's plays have
either been produced or published.
This is a quick reference
for them. More detailed information for each can be found by following
the link.
Written: 1995-97
First published:
International Readers Theatre, 1997
Duration: 2 hours
Cast size: 9
Setting: Little Heart's
Ease, Newfoundland
Brief synopsis:
Despite rumours to the contrary, an investigation exonerated Captain John
Stanton of all blame in the accident that claimed the lives of five crew
members, including his eldest son, William. News of strange occurrences
around the village are dismissed by John's wife, Peggy, even though John
is haunted by the ghosts of the drowned men. Peter, their youngest son,
who returns after five years to learn about the accident, reignites the
old animosity between himself and his father. |
Written: 1994-96
First produced: The
Theatre Centre East, 1996
Duration: 2 hours
Cast size: 6
Setting: Toronto
from early to late '80's
Brief synopsis: Haunted
by the death of his partner five years earlier, David, a gay videographer,
makes a transformational journey into the past. Under the guidance of a
therapist, using memories, documents and images of his former-lover, Michael
Ridler, he discovers the hidden truths beneath the deceptive surface of
an abusive relationship. |
Written: 1994
First produced: Toronto
Summerworks Festival, 1994
Duration: 50 minutes
Cast size: 1
Setting: A British
Airways plane, and later, among the clouds
Brief synopsis: Wendy
has always been afraid of flying, and it doesn't help when her plane disintegrates,
leaving her to float among the clouds and stars. |
Written: 1993
First produced: The
Poor Alex Theatre, 1993
Duration: 1 hour
and 45 minutes
Cast size: 7
Setting: Toronto
in the early to mid 1980's
Brief synopsis: Zebra
is a fictional account of the June 1985 gay-bashing murder of librarian,
Kenneth Zeller, in Toronto's High Park. The trial caused a furor at the
time because four of the five accused were considered upstanding young
men with no previous record of violence. All five were later convicted,
but none served his full sentence. |
Written: 1992
First produced: The
Toronto Fringe Festival, 1992
Duration: 45 minutes
Cast size: 4
Setting: various
Brief synopsis: Four
monologues and a final four-hand skit designed as a talk show, all commenting
on the nature of Penis Power. |
Written: 1991
First produced: The
Toronto Fringe Festival, 1991
Duration: 45 minutes
Cast size: 1
Setting: just outside
Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia
Brief synopsis: A
Nova Scotia drag queen leads the audience through a cooking lesson and
regales the audience with family secrets as she prepares for her sister's
wedding. |
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