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Fifteen Miles of Broken Glass
Fifteen Miles of Broken Glass
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Author: Tom Hendry Publisher: Talonbooks (cover image may change) Format: Softcover # of Pages: 127 Pub. Date: 1975 ISBN-10: 0889220964 ISBN-13: 9780889220966 Cast Size: 2 female, 9 male
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About the Play:
Fifteen Miles of Broken Glass has long been a favourite of acting teachers for Male Monologues.
"There I was just out of high
school, all eager for the future, and there was the road to the
future stretching out in front of me like fifteen miles of broken
glass." — from the Play.
Fifteen Miles of Broken Glass is a full-length drama by Tom
Hendry. This Canadian classic is about a self-absorbed high-school student living in Winnipeg
who dreams of becoming a pilot during the Second World War.
Fifteen Miles of Broken Glass is a look at post-World War
II Canada from a recent high-school graduate's viewpoint. It's
Winnipeg in August, 1945, and young Alec McNabb has a passionate
desire to become a fighter pilot. So strong is his yearning that he
is blind to the fact that the war is ending. Only the Hiroshima
tragedy can force him to turn his mind to a civilian future.
Fifteen Miles of Broken Glass was originally commissioned
for and broadcast in 1966 over English language CBC-TV in the series
Festival and rebroadcast the following year. It was then adapted for
the stage and produced by the Toronto Central Players in 1969 and won
the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario's Medal in 1970. The play has become a favourite scene study vehicle in acting classes and workshops and has been successfully staged in several theatre productions.
Cast: 2 female, 9 male
What people say:
"Defines a uniquely Canadian
experience that expands to the universal." — Kootenay
Reporter
About the Playwright:
Tom Hendry (1929-2012) was originally a chartered
accountant by profession. He devoted his life to the performing arts
as a playwright, lyricist, producer, cultural theoretician and
administrator. He also wrote for television (notably for the CBC
series, King of Kensington).
Born and raised in Winnipeg, he began acting in television and radio
while at university. He was a co-founder of the Manitoba Theatre
Centre (now the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre) in 1958. It was the
first English-language regional theatre in Canada, and he was the
company's first general manager. He was the first Literary Manager at
the Stratford Festival. He co-founded the Playwrights Co-Op, now the
Playwrights Guild of Canada. He also served as co-founder and head of
the Banff Playwrights Colony. He was named an officer of the Order of
Canada in 1995.
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