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Shortly after the Conservatives win a majority government in the 2011 federal election, the prime minister discovers a secret weapon in his caucus—Jisbella Lyth, a single mother with a limited understanding of her role as an MP. Using her ignorance to his advantage, the PM hatches a plan to have Jisbella front and center in a campaign of misdirection and distraction. Humorous and clever, Proud explores the corrosive nature of the politics of division.
“Deftly written and often laugh-out-loud funny, Healey’s script keeps surprising us, taking unexpected turns both in its narrative and character development.” — NOW Magazine
“Funny and foul-mouthed, yet surprisingly sweet.” — Globe and Mail
“Deftly written and often laugh-out-loud funny, Healey’s script keeps surprising us, taking unexpected turns both in its narrative and character development.” — NOW Magazine
“Funny and foul-mouthed, yet surprisingly sweet.” — Globe and Mail
Price: $16.95
Pages: 96
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
Imprint: Playwrights Canada Press
Publication Date:
09 July 2013
Trim Size: 8.38 X 5.38 in
ISBN: 9781770911444
Format: Paperback
Michael Healey spent a decade as an actor before writing his first play. His second play, The Drawer Boy, was a surprise success and gave him eight years of runway to learn how to write. He needed every minute. Plays from this period include Generous, Courageous, Proud, The Innocent Eye Test, Plan B, and Rune Arlidge. He has collaborated with dead, unwitting playwrights like Chekhov, Molnar, and Hecht and MacArthur on adaptations for Stratford, Shaw, and Soulpepper. More recently he has adapted nonfiction by journalists in plays like The Master Plan and Rogers v. Rogers.