Marks of Birth
by Marilyn Anne Campbell Stage play: One-act, 2W With less than an hour until a gaggle of teenagers arrive for a backyard barbecue, mother Lorraine and daughter Sasha have very different ideas about what makes for a great eighteenth birthday party. Sasha’s almost willing to compromise, until Lorraine reveals her plan to dig up the past.... Read an excerpt of Marks of Birth (PDF) Full script available to NPX subscribers Production Information: Marks of Birth premiered in March 2015 as part of The Players' Guild of Hamilton's new First Stage Series, a juried festival of new works held at the Players' Guild Theatre in Hamilton, Ontario. (Performance dates: March 5, 6, 7) Directed by Byron McKim Festival Artistic Producer: Stephen Near Featuring: Martha Christianson as Lorraine Annalee Fleet as Sasha A Little History Marks of Birth was completed for Pat the Dog Playwright Centre 's 6th Annual 24-Hour Playwriting Contest in 2014, which gave pa...
