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The List [2009]
(Playwrights Canada Press, Toronto: 2012) 16.95$
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Résumé A woman receives us in her kitchen. A tragedy has taken
place. A neighbor has died. Overwhelmed and obsessed by
the myriad details of her daily life as a wife and mother
of three young children, this woman has neglected the one
tiny action that could have saved her neighbor's life. In a
syncopated monologue she precisely details the events that led to the tragedy. The List unfolds as a series of soliloquies and everyday to-do lists in which the essential and the banal are inextricably entwined. It draws us into the veryheart of modernity, portraying both the harshness of rural life and the conflicts of motherhood. Extrait « I didn't lay a finger on her. | I didn't hire anyone. | To sneak in and murder her. | And yet it's as if. | I killed her. | Her death is my fault. | I'm not saying if we hadn't crossed paths she wouldn't be dead. | The point is we crossed paths so I could prevent her from dying. | She's dead. | I failed in my duty. | You know very well what I mean. | You're walking down the street. | A child falls down. | You stop and console him. | You take him home. | His mother thanks you. | She's touched. | How lucky for them. | You were there. | You did the right thing. | At exactly the right moment. | You did exactly what was called for. | Good for you. » |
