Isolated Incident – by Rahul Varma
with co-author Steve Orlov
Synopsis: This one act play was written to mark the first anniversary of shooting death of Anthony Griffin, an unarmed black teenager, at the hands of a Montreal policeman. The play is fast paced and uses elements of Indian street theatre.
Setting: Montreal, Canada
Time Period: Anny time
Cast Size: 8
Casting: Multi ethnic cast made up of black, south Asian and white characters
This Play Is: published
Production History: This one act play was written to mark the first anniversary of shooting death of Anthony Griffin, an unarmed black teenager, at the hands of a Montreal policeman. The play premiered in 1988 and was remounted in 1989.
Production History: This one act play was written to mark the first anniversary of shooting death of Anthony Griffin, an unarmed black teenager, at the hands of a Montreal policeman. The play premiered in 1988 and was remounted in 1989.
Awards Review Quotes:
“Outstanding … really a triumph for the entire cast, whose performance ran the gamut from comic hilarity to tragic intensity.”
“Outstanding … really a triumph for the entire cast, whose performance ran the gamut from comic hilarity to tragic intensity.”
Oswald Bortolo, The Afro-Canadian
“Lively agit-prop with a knockout punch.”
Pat Donnelly, The Gazette