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The Pessimist

by (author) Morwyn Brebner

Publisher
J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing
Initial publish date
Sep 2007
Category
Canadian
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781897289228
    Publish Date
    Sep 2007
    List Price
    $14.95

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Description

The Pessimist introduces us to a motley troupe of artists: Marcus, a dying theatre director, his wife, a playwright, a wannaThe Pessimist asks us to consider how we keep living, when life as we know it is ending. The Pessimist is a companion piece to Brebner’s The Optimists (Scirocco Drama, 2006), which was a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama.

About the author

Morwyn Brebner’s debut play, Music for Contortionist (Scirocco Drama, 2001), was co–produced by the Shaw Festival and the Tarragon Theatre in 2000 and nominated for a Dora and a Chalmers award. Other plays include Liquor Guns Karate and the musical Little Mercy’s First Murder (Scirocco Drama, 2004) (with composers Paul Sportelli and Jay Turvey; winner of seven Dora Mavor Moore awards, including outstanding new musical). The Optimists (Scirocco Drama, 2005) was nominated for five Betty Mitchell awards, including best new play (Theatre Junction, Calgary). Brebner is a graduate of the National Theatre School and a playwright–in–residence at Tarragon Theatre in Toronto.

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