| The Optimists Contributor(s): Brebner, Morwyn (Author) |
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ISBN: 0920486886 ISBN-13: 9780920486887 Publisher: Scirocco Drama OUR PRICE: $9.86 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2005 Annotation: Let' s believe that the half of our life not yet lived is the good half. A weekend in Vegas. The chance for hopes and dreams to come true provides the backdrop for Morwyn Brebner' s humorous look at love. It' s the night before the chapel wedding and the promise of happily ever after. Old friends confront their regrets, lies, betrayals and disappointments. Will hope be the elusive wild card? |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Canadian |
| Dewey: 812.6 |
| Physical Information: 0.21" H x 6.96" W x 8.48" (0.27 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Nevada - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Locality - Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Let's believe that the half of our life not yet lived is the good half." A weekend in Vegas. The chance for hopes and dreams to come true provides the backdrop for Morwyn Brebner's humorous look at love. It's the night before the chapel wedding and the promise of "happily ever after." Old friends confront their regrets, lies, betrayals and disappointments. Will hope be the elusive wild card? |
Contributor Bio(s): Brebner, Morwyn: - Morwyn Brebner's debut play, Music for Contortionist (Scirocco Drama, 2001), was co-produced by the Shaw Festival and the Tarragon Theatre in 2000 and nominated for a Dora and a Chalmers award. Other plays include Liquor Guns Karate and the musical Little Mercy's First Murder (Scirocco Drama, 2004) (with composers Paul Sportelli and Jay Turvey; winner of seven Dora Mavor Moore awards, including outstanding new musical). The Optimists (Scirocco Drama, 2005) was nominated for five Betty Mitchell awards, including best new play (Theatre Junction, Calgary). Brebner is a graduate of the National Theatre School and a playwright-in-residence at Tarragon Theatre in Toronto. |