Sometimes surviving in dark times involves becoming part of the darkness gas and dust, two plays about war, introduce a powerful new voice in Canadian theatre.A highly theatrical, violent, and ultimately moving examination of the young men and women currently fighting in Iraq, gas follows two American soldiers who kill two Iraqis and dump their bodies in a bombed-out building. This story is inter-cut with that of Rocky, a young soldier who goes AWOL after refusing to escort a tanker full of contaminated diesel to another military base. The play examines the collision of these two stories, the tragic aftermath. gas is a vibrant and important play that seeks to challenge and provoke its audience.dust is set in Abu Ghraib prison. Jenny works in the office. Jonathan is a prison guard. They meet. They fall in love dust is a chilling, examination of torture, decency and the limits of hope.
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
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Illustrations, black and white
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Height: 213 mm
Width: 137 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
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978-1-897289-57-0 (9781897289570)
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Jason Maghanoy is a graduate of McGill University, The National Theatre School of CanadaÕs Playwriting Program and was a member of the Banff PlayRites Colony. He has received grants for his work from the Ontario and Toronto Arts CouncilÕs, and his plays have been directed by some of CanadaÕs leading directors, including Guy Sprung (Gas) and Sarah Stanley (Say Yes). Recent productions include: The Corner, as part of the 2008 Next Stage Theatre Festival at the Factory Theatre; Gas, as part of the 2010 Next Stage Theatre Festival at the Factory Theatre; a remount of Dust, as part of the 2010 Wildside Festival at the Centaur Theatre, Montreal. Upcoming: Gas, in-translation at the People Theatre, Tokyo, Japan. Currently, Jason is developing two new plays as the playwright-in-residence at Cahoots Theatre Company.
