The Secret Mask
- Publisher
- Playwrights Canada Press
- Initial publish date
- Nov 2013
- Category
- Canadian
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781770911925
- Publish Date
- Nov 2013
- List Price
- $12.99
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781770911901
- Publish Date
- Nov 2013
- List Price
- $16.95
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Description
This heartwarming and often hilarious play tells the story of Ernie and George, an estranged father and son who are reunited when a debilitating stroke leaves Ernie with a speech disorder and memory loss. While George is undeniably hurt and betrayed by the man who abandoned him as a child, Ernie can't remember his words, or where he lives. Together they must find a way to make sense of their past and their future through fractured memories and muddled language.
About the author
Rick Chafe’s plays have been seen across Canada and include Marriage: A Demolition in Two Acts, Shakespeare’s Dog (adapted from Leon Rooke’s Governor General’s Literary Award–winning novel), The Odyssey, and the Governor General’s Literary Award finalist The Secret Mask. Rick's first movie, Strike! adapted with co-writer Danny Schur from their stage musical, will premiere in 2019. Rick lives in Winnipeg with his wife and daughter.
Awards
- Short-listed, Governor General Literary Award for Drama
- Long-listed, McNally Robinson Book of the Year