| The Birds and the Bees Contributor(s): Crawford, Mark (Author) |
|
 |
ISBN: 1927922364 ISBN-13: 9781927922361 Publisher: Scirocco Drama OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Canadian |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" (0.35 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This weekend may be the last-ever Turkey Days, but for these four characters, that isjust the beginning Sarah, a turkey farmer, has just left her husband and moved back home to live with her mom Gail. Gail's a beekeeper and she has other things to worry about--like why her honeybees are dropping dead. Then there's Earl: Gail's neighbour, farm tenant, and the ex-husband of Gail's ex-husband's new wife. In these past twenty years, he's been keeping himself mighty busy with the ladies, but Gail's never really got back on that horse...so to speak. And finally, there's Ben: an athletic 23-year-old Masters student, here to study the declining bee populations. Secretly still a virgin, he's about to get a big lesson in pollination... Set in two adjoining bedrooms on a modern Canadian farm, the play tackles sex, love, science, family, and the artificial insemination of turkeys. The Birds and the Bees is a laugh-out-loud comedy with a huge, honeyed heart. |
Contributor Bio(s): Crawford, Mark: - Mark Crawford is an actor and playwright. His plays Stag and Doe and Bed and Breakfast are published as a double volume by Scirocco Drama. Since its premiere in 2014 at the Blyth Festival, Stag and Doe has become one of the most-produced new Canadian plays of the decade. Bed and Breakfast premiered in 2015 at the Thousand Islands Playhouse and appears onstage at Montreal's Centaur Theatre and Victoria's Belfry Theatre in 2017. The Birds and the Bees premiered at the Blyth Festival in 2016 and is being produced in Ontario, BC, and PEI in the coming year. His newest play, Boys, Girls, and Other Mythological Creatures, is written for young audiences and premiered with Carousel Players in spring 2017. As an actor, Mark has performed with theatre companies across Canada. He grew up on his family's farm near Glencoe, Ontario, and he now lives in Stratford. |