David Yee
2) paper SERIES
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An unhappy orphan who finds solace in paper cutouts of her parents, an Indian doctor who displays his medical degree in his taxicab, and waiters who tamper with fortune cookie are some of the vibrant characters, who are, brought to life in this anthology of six monologues that revolve around paper. From drama to comedy to crime-thriller, Yee brings us a variety of plots and characters in a series of imaginative, thought-provoking vignettes.
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The turmoil in Max's life was set in motion by Sylvia, an elusive figure who enters his life and charges Max with the task of finding Tommy Jade, a Chinese immigrant from the 1920s. Dragged further into the history of the Chinese-Canadian struggle for redress and into the lives of those involved, Max discovers that not only is his life in danger, but also his son's. A modern-day noir that draws from both Haruki Murakami and Frank Miller, lady in the...
4) Among Men
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• David was inspired to write this after reading Al Purdy's poem "House Guest," the only poem that really records this period of Al Purdy and Milton Acorn's lives.
• First produced by Factory Theatre, Toronto, in April 2022
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From the shore of Ko Phi Phi in Thailand to a suburb in Utah to a mysterious Kafkaesque hole in the ground, carried away on the crest of a wave gives us brief glimpses into the lives of a sphinx-like escort, a grieving father, a conflicted priest, brothers of legend, a felonious housewife, an accountant of time, an orphaned boy, a radio shock jock and a man who finds things. Each are connected, primarily, by the cataclysmic 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami...
