Available in both digital and paperback versions - please select format above before adding to cart. USSR: Through a Russian émigré's struggle with Canadian culture, USSR explores the impact of the collapse of the Soviet Union on the lives of Russian women. USSR offers a complex portrait of the "Natashas" - Russian mail order brides - who trade love for the dream of first world security. Year Printed: 2008First Produced: 2007 at Harbourfront Centre / Theatre Crisis, Toronto, ON.Acts: 1Female Cast: 1 Mexico City: Can a vacation to Mexico salvage a failing marriage? Mexico City is a satiric romance that explores tourism as voyeurism and the battle of the sexes. Year Printed: 2008First Produced: 2007 at Summer Works Theatre Festival, Toronto, ON.Running Time: 20 minutesActs: 1Male Cast: 1Female Cast: 1Anthology: The Russian Play and Other Short Works Essay: When a teaching assistant at a leading university rejects his female student's essay proposal, he finds himself locked in a conflict of language, sex and power. Essay ventures into the highly charged realm of gender and classroom politics, and explores the limits of inclusion. Year Printed: 2008First Produced: 2008 at Factory Theatre, Toronto, ON.Running Time: 55 minutesActs: 1Male Cast: 2Female Cast: 1 The Russian Play: Set in Stalinist Russia, The Russian Play tells the story of Sonya, a young flower-shop girl from the small town of Vladekstov, who falls in love with a gravedigger named Piotr. The Russian Play is a bittersweet ode to the dangerous joys of love. Year Printed: 2008 First Produced: January 2008 by Factory Theatre, Toronto, ON Running Time: 45 minutes Acts: 1 Male Cast: 2 Female Cast: 1 Other Cast: 1 Anthology: The Russian Play and Other Short Works.
