El Clavadista, A Sort of Holiday, & Amelia Earheart Was Not a Spy AUTHOR: Colleen Curran ISBN: 0921833288
El Clavadista is a black comedy about two vacationing teachers in Mexico. Starting with the good laughs that come from seeing people like ourselves caught in predictable tourist behavior, the play moves subtley into a carefully observed character study with a shocking finale. A Sort of Holiday is an unlikely romantic comedy about two strangers who clash one afternoon in a small college library. The spirit of Stephen Leacock, which permeates this play, gently leads the two characters to a surprising reconciliation. Amelia Earhart Was Not a Spy is a romantic comedy which pits Chester, the practical geologist whom Hilary intends to marry, against Kevin, her best friend with whom she has been living for almost seven years.
REVIEWS: "Curran's ability to write and deliver witty dialogue is a real find...she's a talent to be watched." The Montreal Gazette
"The truth of Curran's
characters make the insanity of the situations believable and the audience
enjoys living, for a brief period, in the warm world she creates."
"Colleen Curran writes witty plays that are entertaining audiences across the country. As more and more people discover her work, she is gaining the recognition she deserves as one of Canada's funniest playwrights." Svetlana Zylin
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