Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth - 3rd Edition by Drew Hayden Taylor (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth is the emotional story of a woman's struggle to acknowledge her birth family.
- About the Author: Drew Hayden TaylorHailed by the Montreal Gazette as one of Canada's leading Native dramatists, Drew Hayden Taylor writes for the screen as well as the stage and contributes regularly to North American Native periodicals and national newspapers.
- 112 Pages
- Drama, Canadian
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About the Book
The emotional struggle of an adopted Native woman to acknowledge her birth family. Cast of 2 women and 2 men.Book Synopsis
Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth is the emotional story of a woman's struggle to acknowledge her birth family. Grace, a Native girl adopted by a White family, is asked by her birth sister to return to the Reserve for their mother's funeral. Afraid of opening old wounds, Grace must find a place where the culture of her past can feed the truth of her present.
Review Quotes
"This is a fine show ... thanks for Drew Hayden Taylor's writing ... He can make you laugh one minute, then cry the next, and leaves you with lines and images that you will remember long after the curtain comes down. This is not just a great Native production. This is a great production. Period."
- Richard Ouzounian, CBC
About the Author
Drew Hayden Taylor
Hailed by the Montreal Gazette as one of Canada's leading Native dramatists, Drew Hayden Taylor writes for the screen as well as the stage and contributes regularly to North American Native periodicals and national newspapers. His plays have garnered many prestigious awards, and his beguiling and perceptive storytelling style has enthralled audiences in Canada, the United States and Germany. One of his most established bodies of work includes what he calls the Blues Quartet, an ongoing, outrageous and often farcical examination of Native and non-Native stereotypes.