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Kayak

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  2w, 1m

"Gripping, heartbreaking." -Lynn Slotkin, CBC Radio
"A trio of vivid, memorable characters." - Jon Kaplan, NOW Magazine
"Stellar, insightful writing." - Dave Deveau, Plank Magazine

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 1m
  • Duration
    Duration
    75 Minutes
Accolades
Accolades
  • Winner! 2010 Samuel French Canadian Playwrights Contest

Details

Summary
Alone on a vast stretch of water, Annie Iversen recounts the strange chain of events that left her stranded in her son’s old kayak. A doting suburban mother, Annie is blindsided when her son, Peter, falls in love with Julie, a passionate environmental activist. Unable to reconcile herself to Julie’s radical worldview, Annie struggles desperately to keep Peter from falling further into the young woman’s dangerous world. Climate change, S’mores, SUVs, and Noah’s Ark are all onstage as Annie sets out to save her son, and unwittingly throws herself into the path of events larger than she ever could have imagined. Touching and provocative, Kayak invites us all to confront our choices in the landscape of the growing environmental crisis.
History
Kayak was initially developed as a monologue in a Playwrighting Masterclass at the Tarragon Theatre in December of 2008. Early drafts were presented in a reading at Women Playwrights International in Mumbai India in November of 2009, and as part of Tableau d’Hôte Theatre’s Series of New Canadian Works in Montreal in December of 2009. Kayak was first performed at The Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace as an official selection of the 2010 Summerworks Festival in Toronto, Ontario, on August 6th, 2010. This world premiere production was directed by Tommy Taylor.
ANNIE IVERSEN – a suburban housewife; various ages, mostly fifty-six
PETER IVERSEN – a recent university graduate; various ages, mostly twenty-four
JULIE DANIELS – a Greenpeace activist; various ages, mostly twenty-three
  • Time Period Contemporary, Present Day, The Future
  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Duration 75 Minutes
  • Cautions
    • Strong Language

Media

"Gripping, heartbreaking." -Lynn Slotkin, CBC Radio

"A trio of vivid, memorable characters." - Jon Kaplan, NOW Magazine

"Stellar, insightful writing." - Dave Deveau, Plank Magazine

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
  • Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)
  • Chorus Size N/A (Not a musical)

Licensing & Materials

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Authors

Jordan Hall

Jordan Hall is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter whose work focuses on the exploration of genre, socio-political inequality, ecological crisis and the creation of deeply-compelling female protagonists. Her work has been dubbed “fresh and funny” by The Daily Mail, “ ...

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