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All of Jeffrey's plays have either been produced or published.
This is a quick reference for them. More
detailed information for each can be found by following the link.
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The Visitations of Captain John
Written: 1995-97
First published:
International Readers Theatre, 1997
Duration: 2 hours
Cast size: 9
Setting: Little Heart's
Ease, Newfoundland
Brief synopsis: Despite
rumours to the contrary, an investigation exonerated Captain John
Stanton of all blame in the accident that claimed the lives of five
crew members, including his eldest son, William. News of strange
occurrences around the village are dismissed by John's wife, Peggy,
even though John is haunted by the ghosts of the drowned men. Peter,
their youngest son, who returns after five years to learn about the
accident, reignites the old animosity between himself and his father. |
The Michael Ridler Project
Written: 1994-96
First produced: The
Theatre Centre East, 1996
Duration: 2 hours
Cast size: 6
Setting: Toronto from
early to late '80's
Brief synopsis:
Haunted by the death of his partner five years earlier, David,
a gay videographer, makes a transformational journey into the past.
Under the guidance of a therapist, using memories, documents and
images of his former-lover, Michael Ridler, he discovers the hidden
truths beneath the deceptive surface of an abusive relationship. |
Wendy Falling
Written: 1994
First produced: Toronto
Summerworks Festival, 1994
Duration: 50 minutes
Cast size: 1
Setting: A British
Airways plane, and later, among the clouds
Brief synopsis: Wendy
has always been afraid of flying, and it doesn't help when her plane
disintegrates, leaving her to float among the clouds and stars. |
Zebra
Written: 1993
First produced: The Poor
Alex Theatre, 1993
Duration: 1 hour and 45
minutes
Cast size: 7
Setting: Toronto in the
early to mid 1980's
Brief synopsis: Zebra is
a fictional account of the June 1985 gay-bashing murder of librarian,
Kenneth Zeller, in Toronto's High Park. The trial caused a furor at
the time because four of the five accused were considered upstanding
young men with no previous record of violence. All five were later
convicted, but none served his full sentence. |
Five Easy Pieces
Written: 1992
First produced: The
Toronto Fringe Festival, 1992
Duration: 45 minutes
Cast size: 4
Setting: various
Brief synopsis: Four
monologues and a final four-hand skit designed as a talk show, all
commenting on the nature of Penis Power. |
Driving to Tatamagouche
Written: 1991
First produced: The
Toronto Fringe Festival, 1991
Duration: 45 minutes
Cast size: 1
Setting: just outside
Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia
Brief synopsis: A Nova
Scotia drag queen leads the audience through a cooking lesson and
regales the audience with family secrets as she prepares for her
sister's wedding. |
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