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1949
1949
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Author: David French Publisher: Talonbooks Format: Softcover # of Pages: 174 Pub. Date: 1989 ISBN-10: 0889222665 ISBN-13: 9780889222663
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About the Play:
Runner-up, 1989 Chalmers Canadian Play Award.
1949 is a two-act play by David French, which deals with the emotional and political decisions that the characters must come to as Newfoundland joins Confederation on April Fool's Day of 1949.
1949 continues David French's saga of the Mercer family, enlarged to include the extended family as well as off-stage characters from earlier plays. As recent immigrants to Toronto, the members of the Mercer family see this event both as a new future and as a loss of Newfoundland's culture and independence.
Cast: 6 women, 6 men, 2 boys
What people say:
"Although 1949 is about conflicts within the Mercer family arising from Newfoundland's decision to enter confederation, its spiritual ancestry is universal. With the love French bears his characters, and the humour, poignancy, and insight that grace every scene, 1949 stands squarely in the rich tradition of World literature — Chekhov springs to mind — that maps the intricate joys and torment of the human soul." — Metropolis
"Told with French's warm humour and effortless command of stage convention." — Globe and Mail
About the Author:
David French (1939 - 2010) was one of Canada's most popular and critically-acclaimed playwrights. He is best remembered for the Mercer family plays, such as Leaving Home, which chronicle the lives of a Newfoundland family with humour and pathos. The Mercer plays have received hundreds of productions across North America, including a Broadway production of Of the Fields, Lately. This quintet of plays has also touched audiences in Europe, South America and Australia. His backstage comedy Jitters has been performed all over the continent, and most of his plays have had successful international runs, including two Broadway productions. In 1989, David French was inducted into the Newfoundland Arts Hall of Honour, and in 2001 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada. |
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