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Drama Canadian

The Fly Fisher's Companion

a play by Michael Melski

by (author) Michael Melski

Publisher
Playwrights Canada Press
Initial publish date
Sep 2008
Category
Canadian
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780887547751
    Publish Date
    Sep 2008
    List Price
    $16.95

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Where to buy it

Out of print

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Description

A new play by the author of the breakaway Canadian success, Hockey Mom, Hockey Dad, Michael Melski's new play, The Fly Fisher's Companion, takes us through decades, into ritual memory and imagination, and into a relationship that has all the turbulent beauty and gentle grace of a highland stream.

About the author

Michael Melski is an award-winning writer and director from Cape Breton whose many plays have been published and produced across Canada. A past playwright-in-residence at the Shaw Festival, his Merritt- and Dora-nominated Hockey Mom, Hockey Dad was a smash hit at Toronto's Factory Theatre in 2004, and named one of the Top Ten Plays of The Year by the Toronto Star. The play has subsequently been a hit all over Canada and continues to be produced professionally every year.

In 2006, Corvette Crossing, Merritt-nominated for Best New Play, premiered to rave reviews at Eastern Front Theatre, where it was hailed as â??a tour-de forceâ?? by the Halifax Chronicle Herald and â??an important addition to the Canadian theatre canonâ?? by the Coast. In addition to theatre, Michael has written extensively for film and television, including such Gemini-nominated series as Blue Murder and Snakes and Ladders and the feature films Mile Zero and Touch and Go. As director, Michaelâ??s award-winning short films include Serenade and Focus Group Therapy, as well as an episode of CTVâ??s hit comedy series Robson Arms, starring Margot Kidder and Mark McKinney. Michael has recently completed his first feature film as director-writer (and co-producer), Growing Op starring Rosanna Arquette, Rachel Blanchard, and Wallace Langham. In 2006, he was the recipient of the Halifax Mayorâ??s Award for Achievement in Theatre.

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