Is there such thing as gay heritage? Three of Canada's most gifted performers set out to find the answer by going beyond Google to discover forgotten heroes and stories (and a few well-known names), compiling everything into one extraordinary history lesson that shines new light on contemporary gay culture. A hilarious, thought-provoking meta tale that connects queer communities everywhere.
Price: $22.95
Pages: 144
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
Imprint: Playwrights Canada Press
Publication Date:
23 October 2018
Trim Size: 8.38 X 5.38 in
ISBN: 9781770917989
Format: Paperback
“The Gay Heritage Project highlights many stories that need to be told.” —Erika Thorkelson, Vancouver Sun
Toronto-based Damien Atkins has acted on most of the major stages across the country. His plays include
Real Live Girl, miss chatelaine, Lucy, Good Mother, The Mill Part Four: Ash, and
We Are Not Alone. He has received ten Dora Mavor Moore Award nominations for acting and writing, winning four.
Paul Dunn is a playwright based in Stratford, Ontario. His plays include BOYS, High-Gravel-Blind, Offensive Shadows, Dalton and Company, Outside, and Memorial, which received an honourable mention from the Herman Voaden National Playwriting Competition. He is also an actor and has worked in theatres across the country.
Andrew Kushnir is a Toronto-based actor, playwright, and director. He is the creative director at
Project: Humanity and the associate art director at Crow’s Theatre. His play The Middle Place was published in Ignite: Illuminating Theatre Creation for Young People.
