My Fellow Creatures
- Publisher
- Playwrights Canada Press
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2009
- Category
- Canadian
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780887548611
- Publish Date
- Jan 2009
- List Price
- $14.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781770912205
- Publish Date
- Jan 2009
- List Price
- $12.99
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Description
Two men, each serving time for the same crime, are forced to question the nature of their desires when their pasts become their present.
Venturing into dark and explosive territory, My Fellow Creatures is a raw, honest, and thoughtful portrayal of these men and their virtues, confronting the reader with difficult questions about love, consent, vengeance, and acceptance.
About the author
Michael Rubenfeld is a writer, director, actor, and producer originally from Winnipeg, now living in Toronto, Canada. His plays include Present Tense, Spain, and My Fellow Creatures. He is the co-founder and co-artistic director of Absit Omen Theatre with Hannah Moscovitch. In 2008 he was hired as the artistic producer of the SummerWorks Theatre Festival. Michael is a 2001 acting graduate from the National Theatre School of Canada.
Awards
- Short-listed, Dora Mavor Moore Awards- Outstanding New Play
- Short-listed, Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play
Editorial Reviews
**** (out of 5) "…instantly draws the audience into the action intellectually and emotionally and holds it there."
Christopher Hoile, Eye Weekly
*** (out of 4) "Genuine theatrical surprise… . Rubenfeld has written a play that is both ambitious and subversive."
Paula Citron, Globe and Mail
"Gritty, intelligent and brave…"
Lynn Slotkin, CBC Radio One