Bears - by Matthew MacKenzie (Paperback)

About the Book

A multidisciplinary dark comedy about the Trans Mountain Pipeline, Bears asks what the hell it is we think we're doing here.

Book Synopsis

As the prime suspect in a workplace accident, Floyd has to get out of town fast. Pursued by the RCMP, he heads through the Rockies for Burnaby, BC, along the route of the Trans Mountain Pipeline. By the time he reaches the Pacific, Floyd has experienced changes: his gait widening, muscles bulging, sense of smell heightening...

Review Quotes

"Bears is inventive and daring theatre." --Liz Nicholls, Edmonton Journal

About the Author

Matthew MacKenzie (Métis) is a multi-award-winning playwright. He has been honoured with the National Theatre School's Quebec Lieutenant Governor's Award, Tarragon Theatre's Urjo Kareda Residency, and as the 2010 Grand Prize recipient of the 44th Alberta Playwriting Competition. Matthew has had nearly a dozen of his works produced in Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, and New York. He is based in Edmonton.