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Drama Canadian

Bingo!

by (author) Daniel MacIvor

Publisher
Playwrights Canada Press
Initial publish date
Nov 2011
Category
Canadian
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781770910003
    Publish Date
    Nov 2011
    List Price
    $16.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781770910027
    Publish Date
    Nov 2011
    List Price
    $12.99

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Description

Five classmates come together for their thirtieth high-school reunion. Some see it as a welcome trip home, while others see it as an obligation, and a few never even left. But as the night wears on, the one-time classmates start to reconnect and reminisce. And the more alcohol that’s consumed the closer the friends come to confronting their darkest secrets.

Once again, Daniel MacIvor proves to us that just because we’re all grown up doesn’t mean we have everything figured out. His characters are sometimes naive, often crass, but always honest. As they try to reclaim their high-school glory days, these five friends charge headfirst into the secrets they all tried to run so far from.

About the author

Daniel MacIvor was born in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. He is the author and director of numerous award-winning theatre productions including See Bob Run, Wild Abandon, 2-2-Tango, This Is A Play, The Soldier Dreams, You Are Here, How It Works, A Beautiful View, Communion, and Bingo! From 1987 to 2007 with Sherrie Johnson he ran da da kamera, a respected international touring company that brought his work to Australia, the UK and extensively throughout the US and Canada. With long time collaborator Daniel Brooks, he created the solo performances House, Here Lies Henry, Monster, Cul-de-sac and This Is What Happens Next. Daniel won a GLAAD Award and a Village Voice Obie Award in 2002 for his play In On It, which was presented at PS 122 in New York. In 2006, Daniel received the Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama for his collection of plays I Still Love You. In 2008, he was awarded the prestigious Siminovitch Prize in Theatre.

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Editorial Reviews

"A sharp, sweet delight." —Kate Watson, The Coast

"MacIvor… so completely immerses the audience in the world of Laura (Boots) Boutlier, Paul (Nurk) Kenney, Dougie (Dookie) Duke, Kathy (Bitsy) Cameron and Jeff (Heffer) MacInnis that you feel as if they are your classmates." —Andrea Nemetz, The Chronicle Herald, Halifax