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Dreary and Izzy
by Tara Beagan
1975, Lethbridge Alberta. When
the Monoghan sisters lose their parents in a car accident, Deirdre remains
as the sole caregiver to her older sister, Isabelle. Adopted as an infant
from the neighbouring Blood Indian Reserve, Isabelle is loving, joyous,
and severely affected by fetal alcohol syndrome in a time before this
disorder had a name. Just as Deirdre is poised to enter university and
begin exploring, for the first time, her own future and independence,
she must choose how much of her own life she will sacrifice for the
love of Isabelle. Deirdre is barely staying afloat under the strain
of this reality when hope arrives in the form of gorgeous vacuum cleaner
salesman Freddie Seven Horses. Both sisters find in Freddie a new world
of unexplored emotions and ideas, where Freddie is a port in a storm.
“If you want to see how a
gifted playwright stages strong emotions, you can find no better example
than Dreary and Izzy, Tara Beagan’s heartfelt look at a family
affected by fetal alcohol damage.”
—Jon Kaplan,
NOW Magazine
“A droll and engaging story…
the second act is completely unpredictable. Dreary and Izzy is a thought-provoking
exploration of family dynamics, sexuality and faith. By the end of the
play, the laughter had been replaced by tears.”
—Ashante Infantry,
Toronto Star
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