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PlayME NOW: Bunny by Hannah Moscovitch

Laura and Chris revisit the perfect play for summer, Bunny by Hannah Moscovitch. The play explores taboos of female sexuality when Sorrel, a grown-up married woman, finds herself alone in a canoe with a much younger man. She is wrestling with whether to give into her desires, or stick to what society expects for her.

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Between Breaths (Interview with Robert Chafe)

Chris talks to Governor General award-winning playwright Robert Chafe about his play "Between Breaths", a life-affirming look at the life of Dr. Jon Lien who was known as the "Whale Man of Newfoundland". They discuss how Robert's experience growing up as a gay man in Newfoundland and how the death of one of his main collaborators impacted this work.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:41:00]

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Between Breaths (Part 1)

By Robert Chafe. Between Breaths tells the story of Dr. Jon Lien, the "Whale man of Newfoundland," known for his pioneering efforts in freeing whales from fishing nets. Told in reverse chronological order, the play portrays his final moments when he finds himself trapped in his own body, much like the whales he worked to free. Note: this play includes coarse language.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:27:04]

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Between Breaths (Part 2)

By Robert Chafe. Between Breaths tells the story of Dr. Jon Lien, the "Whale man of Newfoundland," known for his pioneering efforts in freeing whales from fishing nets. Told in reverse chronological order, the play portrays his final moments when he finds himself trapped in his own body, much like the whales he worked to free. Note: This play contains coarse language.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:24:54]

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Between Breaths (Part 3)

By Robert Chafe. Between Breaths tells the story of Dr. Jon Lien, the "Whale man of Newfoundland," known for his pioneering efforts in freeing whales from fishing nets. Told in reverse chronological order, the play portrays his final moments when he finds himself trapped in his own body, much like the whales he worked to free. Note: This play contains coarse language.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:26:35]

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Huff (Interview with Cliff Cardinal)

Laura speaks with award-winning writer and performer Cliff Cardinal about his gut-wrenching play, Huff. He talks about the taboo subculture of Indigenous kids who abuse solvents and are at risk of suicide, how theatre saved him in high school, and what was like to grow up as the son of iconic actress Tantoo Cardinal.

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Huff (Part 1)

By Cliff Cardinal. A gut-wrenching yet darkly humorous tale about Wind and his brothers, all caught in a cycle of solvent abuse following their mother's death. Wind's fantastic dream world bleeds into his haunting reality, as he's preyed on by Trickster. Please note: this play includes explicit language, difficult themes and graphic scenes depicting sexual violence, addiction and suicide. Listener discretion is strongly advised.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:26:10]

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Huff (Part 2)

By Cliff Cardinal. A gut-wrenching yet darkly humorous tale about Wind and his brothers, all caught in a cycle of solvent abuse following their mother's death. Wind's fantastic dream world bleeds into his haunting reality, as he's preyed on by Trickster. Please note: this play includes explicit language, difficult themes and graphic scenes depicting sexual violence, addiction and suicide. Listener discretion is strongly advised.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:18:55]

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Huff (Part 3)

By Cliff Cardinal. A gut-wrenching yet darkly humorous tale about Wind and his brothers, all caught in a cycle of solvent abuse following their mother's death. Wind's fantastic dream world bleeds into his haunting reality, as he's preyed on by Trickster. Please note: this play includes explicit language, difficult themes and graphic scenes depicting sexual violence, addiction and suicide. Listener discretion is strongly advised.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:26:37]

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The Fish Eyes Trilogy (Interview with Anita Majumdar)

Chris talks to Dora award-winning playwright Anita Majumdar about her one-woman, multi-voice play The Fish Eyes Trilogy. They discuss consent, cultural relevance and coming of age as a South Asian teen in a small town.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:33:01]

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The Fish Eyes Trilogy (Part One: Boys with Cars)

By Anita Majumdar. Set in the hormone-filled halls of Port Moody Senior Secondary School, we meet Naznin. Her story is the first in three inter-woven Bollywood-meets-high school plays where cultures collide, women struggle for status, and heartbreak awaits at every corner.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:43:15]

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The Fish Eyes Trilogy (Part Two: Let Me Borrow That Top)

By Anita Majumdar. Set in the hormone-filled halls of Port Moody Senior Secondary School, we meet Candice. Her story is the second in three inter-woven Bollywood-meets-high school plays where cultures collide, women struggle for status, and heartbreak awaits at every corner.

Download The Fish Eyes Trilogy (Part Two: Let Me Borrow That Top)
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The Fish Eyes Trilogy (Part Three: Fish Eyes)

By Anita Majumdar. Set in the hormone-filled halls of Port Moody Senior Secondary School, we meet Meena (and her blunt auntie). Her story is the third in three inter-woven Bollywood-meets-high school plays where cultures collide, women struggle for status, and heartbreak awaits at every corner.

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PlayME NOW: Better Angels by Andrea Scott.

Who should be feared? Who should be grateful? And who should get to tell the story? These questions are as relevant today as they've ever been. As Black History Month winds down, the theatre-powered PlayME podcast resurfaces a work that connects past, present and future.

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What A Young Wife Ought To Know (Interview with Hannah Moscovitch)

Laura talks to award-winning playwright, Hannah Moscovitch about her haunting play, What A Young Wife Ought To Know. They discuss the inspiration for the piece, the birth control movement of the 1920s, and why a play set 100 years ago is so relevant today.

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What A Young Wife Ought To Know (Part 1)

By Hannah Moscovitch. Set in 1920s Canada, What a Young Wife Ought to Know tells the story of Sophie, a young working-class wife who has a lot to learn about love, sex, and birth control. The play is a brave and honest examination of fertility and family planning, inspired by real stories about young mothers during the early Canadian birth control movement.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:30:16]

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What A Young Wife Ought To Know (Part 2)

By Hannah Moscovitch. Set in 1920s Canada, What a Young Wife Ought to Know tells the story of Sophie, a young working-class wife who has a lot to learn about love, sex, and birth control. The play is a brave and honest examination of fertility and family planning, inspired by real stories about young mothers during the early Canadian birth control movement.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:23:53]

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What A Young Wife Ought To Know (Part 3)

By Hannah Moscovitch. Set in 1920s Canada, What a Young Wife Ought to Know tells the story of Sophie, a young working-class wife who has a lot to learn about love, sex, and birth control. The play is a brave and honest examination of fertility and family planning, inspired by real stories about young mothers during the early Canadian birth control movement.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:23:51]

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PlayME NOW: Iceland by Nicolas Billon

In the midst of a severe stock market correction, PlayME revisits Iceland by Nicolas Billon. Set against the backdrop of the 2008 banking crisis, Iceland unearths greed, selfishness, and other ugly human impulses that help fuel the fires of raging capitalism.

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PlayME NOW: Vitals by Rosamund Small

On the heels of the recent California fires, PlayME revisits a clip from past show, Vitals by Rosamund Small. Listen to get inside the mind of a paramedic in the heat of the action. PlayME NOW is a series of bonus episodes that explore the relevance of previous shows to today's headline events.

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Prairie Nurse (Interview with Marie Beath Badian)

Chris talks to Marie Beath Badian, the playwright of Prairie Nurse, about how her mother's immigration from the Philippines to the prairies in the 60s inspired her hit show.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:29:16]

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Prairie Nurse (Part 1)

By Marie Beath Badian. A comedy about two Filipino nurses who come to work at a small-town Saskatchewan hospital in the late 1960s. Cultural clashes, personality differences, homesickness, and the amorous but dim-witted goalie from the local hockey team complicate the women's lives. (1/3)

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[mp3 file: runs 00:36:30]

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Prairie Nurse (Part 2)

By Marie Beath Badian. A comedy about two Filipino nurses who come to work at a small-town Saskatchewan hospital in the late 1960s. Cultural clashes, personality differences, homesickness, and the amorous but dim-witted goalie from the local hockey team complicate the women's lives. (2/3)

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[mp3 file: runs 00:33:26]

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Prairie Nurse (Part 3)

By Marie Beath Badian. A comedy about two Filipino nurses who come to work at a small-town Saskatchewan hospital in the late 1960s. Cultural clashes, personality differences, homesickness, and the amorous but dim-witted goalie from the local hockey team complicate the women's lives. (3/3)

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[mp3 file: runs 00:33:43]

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Bang Bang (Part 1)

By Kat Sandler. A white playwright uses the shooting of an unarmed young black man by a police officer as a "jumping-off point" for his hit play, soon to be adapted into a major movie. As Hollywood comes knocking, the writer visits the officer involved. (1/4)

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Bang Bang (Part 2)

By Kat Sandler. A white playwright uses the shooting of an unarmed young black man by a police officer as a "jumping-off point" for his hit play, soon to be adapted into a major movie. As Hollywood comes knocking, the writer visits the officer involved. (2/4)

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Bang Bang (Part 3)

By Kat Sandler. A white playwright uses the shooting of an unarmed young black man by a police officer as a "jumping-off point" for his hit play, soon to be adapted into a major movie. As Hollywood comes knocking, the writer visits the officer involved. (3/4)

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[mp3 file: runs 00:31:30]

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Bang Bang (Part 4)

By Kat Sandler. A white playwright uses the shooting of an unarmed young black man by a police officer as a "jumping-off point" for his hit play, soon to be adapted into a major movie. As Hollywood comes knocking, the writer visits the officer involved.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:29:50]

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Bang Bang (Interview with Kat Sandler)

Laura talks with Kat Sandler, the playwright and director of Bang Bang, about writing, cultural appropriation and who gets to tell which stories.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:35:39]

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Iceland (Part 1)

By Nicolas Billon. Set against the backdrop of the banking crisis, a confrontation between a real estate agent and a tenant takes an unexpected turn. (1/3)

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[mp3 file: runs 00:13:30]

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Iceland (Part 2)

By Nicolas Billon. Set against the backdrop of the banking crisis, a confrontation between a real estate agent and a tenant takes an unexpected turn. (2/3)

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[mp3 file: runs 00:21:21]

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Iceland (Part 3)

By Nicolas Billon. Set against the backdrop of the banking crisis, a confrontation between a real estate agent and a tenant takes an unexpected turn. (3/3)

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[mp3 file: runs 00:29:30]

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Bunny (Part 1)

By Hannah Moscovitch. Aroused by inappropriate love, a young woman discovers the power of her own allure. Ever the outsider, she struggles with what's social acceptable only to find herself increasingly alone in her desires. (1/3)

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[mp3 file: runs 00:28:02]

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Bunny (Part 2)

By Hannah Moscovitch. Aroused by inappropriate love, a young woman discovers the power of her own allure. Ever the outsider, she struggles with what's social acceptable only to find herself increasingly alone in her desires. (2/3)

Download Bunny (Part 2)
[mp3 file: runs 00:29:43]

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Bunny (Part 3)

By Hannah Moscovitch. Aroused by inappropriate love, a young woman discovers the power of her own allure. Ever the outsider, she struggles with what's social acceptable only to find herself increasingly alone in her desires. (3/3)

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[mp3 file: runs 00:32:16]

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Vitals (Part 1)

By Rosamund Small. A paramedic named Anna spends her days saving lives and dealing with the darkness, cruelty, and sheer incompetence of the people all around her. How many 911 calls can she deal with before she has her own emergency? (1/4)

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[mp3 file: runs 00:21:54]

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Vitals (Part 2)

By Rosamund Small. A paramedic named Anna spends her days saving lives and dealing with the darkness, cruelty, and sheer incompetence of the people all around her. How many 911 calls can she deal with before she has her own emergency? (2/4)

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[mp3 file: runs 00:16:35]

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Vitals (Part 3)

By Rosamund Small. A paramedic named Anna spends her days saving lives and dealing with the darkness, cruelty, and sheer incompetence of the people all around her. How many 911 calls can she deal with before she has her own emergency? (3/4)

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[mp3 file: runs 00:16:47]

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Vitals (Part 4)

By Rosamund Small. A paramedic named Anna spends her days saving lives and dealing with the darkness, cruelty, and sheer incompetence of the people all around her. How many 911 calls can she deal with before she has her own emergency? (4/4)

Download Vitals (Part 4)
[mp3 file: runs 00:19:41]

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Vitals (Interview with Rosamund Small)

Laura talks with Rosamund Small, the playwright behind Vitals, about researching the life of a paramedic to write her solo show.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:41:21]

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Lo (Or Dear Mr. Wells) (Part 1)

By Rose Napoli. Laura, a 15-year-old school girl, is in an inappropriate relationship with her English teacher. She is in love, but he's in a complicated marriage he can't leave. Things ignite when his wife calls during the couple's secret night of passion. (1/3)

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[mp3 file: runs 00:30:30]

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Lo (Or Dear Mr. Wells) (Part 2)

By Rose Napoli. Laura, a 15-year-old school girl, is in an inappropriate relationship with her English teacher. She is in love, but he's in a complicated marriage he can't leave. Things ignite when his wife calls during the couple's secret night of passion. (2/3)

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[mp3 file: runs 00:32:42]

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Lo (Or Dear Mr. Wells) (Part 3)

By Rose Napoli. Laura, a 15-year-old school girl, is in an inappropriate relationship with her English teacher. She is in love, but he's in a complicated marriage he can't leave. Things ignite when his wife calls during the couple's secret night of passion. (3/3)

Download Lo (Or Dear Mr. Wells) (Part 3)
[mp3 file: runs 00:27:13]

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Lo (Or Dear Mr. Wells) (Interview with Rose Napoli)

Chris speaks with Rose Napoli, the playwright of Lo (Or Dear Mr. Wells), about her past life as an educator and what inspired her to write about an inappropriate relationship between a school girl and her teacher.

Download Lo (Or Dear Mr. Wells) (Interview with Rose Napoli)
[mp3 file: runs 00:35:26]

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Quiver (Part 1)

By Anna Chatteron. Maddie's sweet sixteen sister, Beatrice, is dating someone she shouldn't. Their brassy single mom, Sheila, makes up with her ex-boyfriend again. So fourteen-year-old Maddie is left to fend for herself with nothing but her bow and arrow. (1/3)

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[mp3 file: runs 00:21:14]

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Quiver (Part 2)

By Anna Chatteron. Maddie's sweet sixteen sister, Beatrice, is dating someone she shouldn't. Their brassy single mom, Sheila, makes up with her ex-boyfriend again. So fourteen-year-old Maddie is left to fend for herself with nothing but her bow and arrow. (2/3)

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[mp3 file: runs 00:24:36]

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Quiver (Part 3)

By Anna Chatteron. Maddie's sweet sixteen sister, Beatrice, is dating someone she shouldn't. Their brassy single mom, Sheila, makes up with her ex-boyfriend again. So fourteen-year-old Maddie is left to fend for herself with nothing but her bow and arrow. (3/3)

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[mp3 file: runs 00:23:22]

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Quiver (Interview with Anna Chatterton)

Laura talks with Anna Chatterton about being a playwright and librettist. She delves into the inspiration for her 14-girl-old character of Maddie and her dysfunctional family.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:25:54]

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Theory (Part 1)

By Norman Yeung. Isabelle, a young liberal professor of film theory, creates an Internet discussion board for her class. A mysterious student posts offensive comments and videos, testing Isabelle's open-mindedness. (1/3)

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[mp3 file: runs 00:23:12]

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Theory (Part 2)

By Norman Yeung. Isabelle, a young liberal professor of film theory, creates an Internet discussion board for her class. A mysterious student posts offensive comments and videos, testing Isabelle's open-mindedness. (2/3)

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[mp3 file: runs 00:25:16]

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Theory (Part 3)

By Norman Yeung. Isabelle, a young liberal professor of film theory, creates an Internet discussion board for her class. A mysterious student posts offensive comments and videos, testing Isabelle's open-mindedness. (3/3)

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[mp3 file: runs 00:25:43]

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Theory (Interview with Norman Yeung)

Chris talks with Norman Yeung, the playwright of Theory, about diversity and race in theatre, liberalism, censorship and the fine line between legal and illegal in graffiti art.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:51:03]

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Better Angels (Part 1)

By Andrea Scott. Akosua is a young woman from Ghana who has come to Canada to work as a nanny for a couple in Toronto. They insist she is a member of their family, but when they increasingly deny her pay she comes to a chilling realization: she has become their prisoner. (1/2)

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[mp3 file: runs 00:23:25]

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Better Angels (Part 2)

By Andrea Scott. Akosua is a young woman from Ghana who has come to Canada to work as a nanny for a couple in Toronto. They insist she is a member of their family, but when they increasingly deny her pay she comes to a chilling realization: she has become their prisoner. (2/2)

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[mp3 file: runs 00:27:10]

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Better Angels (Interview with Andrea Scott)

Chris and Laura talk with Andrea Scott, the playwright of Better Angels, about domestic slavery, racism, and making the transition from acting to writing.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:33:41]

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Grade 8 (Part 1)

Grade 8 looks at what it means to be a black father today, and the role men play in young girls' lives as they grow up and become women. Told through spoken word, this one-man show is part beat poetry and part urban lyricism. (1/2)

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[mp3 file: runs 00:29:11]

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Grade 8 (Part 2)

Grade 8 looks at what it means to be a black father today, and the role men play in young girls' lives as they grow up and become women. Told through spoken word, this one-man show is part beat poetry and part urban lyricism. (2/2)

Download Grade 8 (Part 2)
[mp3 file: runs 00:33:17]

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Grade 8 (Interview with Dwayne Morgan)

Laura talks with Dwayne Morgan, the playwright of Grade 8, about being a spoken word artist and the trials and triumphs of raising a girl.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:31:43]

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The Philosopher's Wife (Part 1)

By Susanna Fournier. The Philosopher's Wife, is a modern Gothic subverting notions of education, sex, power, and submission. (1/3)

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[mp3 file: runs 00:27:44]

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The Philosopher's Wife (Part 2)

By Susanna Fournier. The Philosopher's Wife is a modern gothic subverting notions of education, sex, power, and submission. (2/3)

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[mp3 file: runs 00:34:21]

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The Philosopher's Wife (Part 3)

By Susanna Fournier. The Philosopher's Wife, is a modern gothic subverting notions of education, sex, power, and submission. (3/3)

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[mp3 file: runs 00:41:20]

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PlayME Monologues: d'bi young anitafrika & Mami Wata

Laura and Chris host conversations with some of Canada's most celebrated playwrights in front of a live audience. Together, they dive deep into their favourite monologues. d'bi young anitafrika talks about her monologue Mami Wata.

Download PlayME Monologues: d'bi young anitafrika & Mami Wata
[mp3 file: runs 00:45:55]

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PlayME Monologues: Judith Thompson & Palace of The End

Laura and Chris host conversations with some of Canada's most celebrated playwrights in front of a live audience. Together, they dive deep into their favourite monologues. Judith Thompson talks about her monologue from Palace of The End.

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PlayME Monologues: Keith Barker & This Is How We Got Here

Laura and Chris host conversations with some of Canada's most celebrated playwrights in front of a live audience. Together, they explore their favourite monologues. Keith Barker talks about his monologue from This is How We Got Here

Download PlayME Monologues: Keith Barker & This Is How We Got Here
[mp3 file: runs 00:20:31]

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PlayME Monologues: Daniel MacIvor & Who Killed Spalding Gray

Laura and Chris host conversations with some of Canada's most celebrated playwrights in front of a live audience. Together, they explore their favourite monologues. Daniel MacIvor talks about his monologue from Who Killed Spalding Gray.

Download PlayME Monologues: Daniel MacIvor & Who Killed Spalding Gray
[mp3 file: runs 00:28:39]

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Bonus Interview with Dramaturg Erica Kopyto

Chris talks with Erica about the role of dramaturgy in playwriting. Erica walks us through what makes for a great play.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:50:54]

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PlayME trailer (New Season with CBC Podcasts)

PlayME has joined CBC Podcasts. Coming soon: Prairie Nurse, What a young wife ought to know, Huff, Between Breaths, and The Fish Eyes Trilogy. Welcome to your Digital Theatre.

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[mp3 file: runs 00:01:37]

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