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Mourning Dove
by Emil Sher
Based on an award-winning radio play and inspired by a true
story, Mourning Dove explores the unspeakable dilemma
faced by Doug Ramsay, the father of a severely disabled girl.
A life of pain is the only life 12-year-old Tina Ramsay has
ever known, and Doug is not convinced her next operation will
make a difference. His wife, Sandra, believes it’s their
only choice. Keith, a family friend with challenges of his
own, busies himself carving a dove to accompany Tina at the
rehab centre where she’ll recover. When Doug takes matters—and
Tina’s life—into his own hands, no one is prepared
for the fallout. Relationships are ruptured, assumptions are
turned inside out. Mourning Dove asks difficult questions
about mercy killing, familial loyalty and personal ethics
versus public morality.
“Sher’s wrenching drama… warrants many more
productions and subsequent discussions.”
—Iris Winston, Variety
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