
Skin & Liars
Dennis Foon(Author)
Playwrights Canada Press,Canada
Published on 30. January 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
112 pages
978-1-77091-150-5 (ISBN)
Description
A Canadian drama classic, these two plays-one dealing with racism, the other with alcoholism-explore some of the most pressing issues facing teenagers today.
Skin introduces us to a group of Canadian teenagers who are coming of age in the late 1980s. Faced with racial discrimination, Phiroza, Jennifer, and Tuan must navigate the choppy waters of high school, each confronting his or her own set of challenges. Ranging from academic difficulties, to budding relationships, to the trials of adapting to a foreign language and culture, the three share their stories of struggle, survival, and defiance of negative expectations and racist attitudes.
In Liars, Lenny is at the top of her class. Jace seemingly couldn't care less. By all appearances these two classmates are polar opposites, but despite all their differences they are inexplicably drawn towards one another. When it is revealed that each has been trying to hide the same dark secret-that they share a home with an alcoholic parent-each decides to take action and confront the demon they call "Mom” or "Dad.”
Dennis Foon was co-founder of Vancouver's acclaimed Green Thumb Theatre and served as artistic director for twelve years. As a playwright, his body of plays continues to be produced internationally in numerous languages and he has received the British Theatre Award, two Chalmers Canadian Play Awards, the Jesse Richardson Career Achievement Award, and the International Arts for Young Audiences Award. In 2007 he was made a lifetime member of the Playwrights Guild of Canada for his "outstanding contribution to Canadian Playwriting and Theatre.” His play Kindness received the 2009 AATE Distinguished Play Award. His newest play, Scar Tissue, premiered at the Arts Club Theatre. He's won a Gemini, two WGC Awards, three Leos, and a Robert W. Wagner Award for his screenplays, which include Little Criminals, White Lies, Torso, and Terry. He is also the co-writer of Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity and A Shine of Rainbows, which won a Leo and received a Genie Nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. He wrote the screenplay for the feature Life Above All, Prix Fran?ois Chalais winner at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, 2011 Academy Award Shortlist for Best Foreign Language Film, and a Leo winner for Best Screenplay. His novel Skud (Groundwood Books, 2003) received a BC Book Prize, and his sci-fi/fantasy trilogy, The Longlight Legacy, has been published in five languages.
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Edition
Second Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Canada
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 194 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
2722 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-77091-150-5 (9781770911505)
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Dennis Foon was a co-founder of Vancouver's acclaimed Green Thumb Theatre and served as its artistic director for twelve years. As a playwright, his body of work continues to be produced internationally in numerous languages and he has received the British Theatre Award, two Chalmers Canadian Play Awards, the Jesse Richardson Career Achievement Award, and the International Arts for Young Audiences Award. In 2007 Dennis was made a lifetime member of the Playwrights Guild of Canada for his outstanding contribution to Canadian playwriting and theatre. His play Kindness received the 2009 AATE Distinguished Play Award.