Honour Beat
- Publisher
- J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2019
- Category
- Canadian
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781927922477
- Publish Date
- Apr 2019
- List Price
- $15.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781990737312
- Publish Date
- Jul 2022
- List Price
- $9.99
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Description
Two grown sisters face off over their mother's deathbed. Together they confront one another, their own identities, and what will remain when their mom leaves this world. A contemporary look at the significance of faith and family, Honour Beat evokes both laughter and tears as three women grapple with one of life's most difficult inevitabilities.
About the author
p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal">span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA">font face="Times">Tara Beagan is a proud halfbreed of Ntlakaâ??pamux and Irish Canadian heritage. She is Artistic Director of Native Earth Performing Arts. Her debut play, i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Thy Neighbourâ??s Wife/i> garnered three Dora Award nominations in â??05, winning for Best New Play. Ensuing plays include i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Dreary and Izzy/i>, i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Fort at York/i>, for which she was head writer and co-director, and i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Miss Julie: Shehâ??mah/i>, which earned five â??09 Dora nominations. Short plays include i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Quilchena/i>, i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Here, Boy!/i>, i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Foundlings/i>, i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">BLUEBEARDâ??S WI7E/i>, i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">TransCanada/i>, and i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Anatomy of an Indian/i>. She was playwright-in-residence at the National Arts Centre in 2011, at NEPA in 2009/2010, and at Cahoots in 2007/2008. As well as a mentor for emerging theatre artists, Tara has written for film and radio, and is a Dora- and Betty-nominated actor.?xml:namespace prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />o:p>/o:p>/font>/span>/p>
Editorial Reviews
"Honour Beat is an important work of art...celebrates - honours -women as the givers and sustainers of life.The ending is extraordinary." -Globe & Mail
"The final uplifting, spiritual moments of Honour Beat will linger with you long after you've left the theatre.the beautiful sentiments at the heart of the play. -Calgary Herald