{"product_id":"2000-paperback","title":"2000 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoan MacLeod\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to Joan MacLeod, her play \u003ci\u003e2000\u003c\/i\u003e grew out of a story she read about a cougar that had wandered into a sports arena in Vancouver, BC: \"I was intrigued by the notion of the wild invading the city and the city invading the wild, by the idea of things being not quite right in nature and the approach of the millennium.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the play, the cougar appears to embody the precarious and increasingly circumscribed state of nature. Each character relates to nature in a different way, whether it be with distrust, cynicism, awe or longing. The figure of the \"Mountain Man,\" who has abandoned all of his civilized ways, even speech, to live among the animals of the forest, provides a meeting ground between humanity and nature. Like the cougar, increasingly crowded by a rapidly encroaching civilization, he scavenges what precious little remains of the beautiful animal in all of us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCast of 3 women and 2 men.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMultiple Betty Mitchell, Chalmer's, Dora and Governor General's Award-winning author Joan MacLeod grew up in North Vancouver and studied Creative Writing at the University of Victoria and the University of British Columbia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow an internationally celebrated star of the world of the theatre, MacLeod developed her finely honed playwriting skills during seven seasons as playwright-in-residence at the Tarragon Theatre in Toronto, and turned her hand to opera with her libretto for \u003cem\u003eThe Secret Garden\u003c\/em\u003e, which won a Dora Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe has had many radio dramas produced by CBC Stereo Theatre, including \u003cem\u003eHand of God\u003c\/em\u003e, a one-hour drama adapted from her play \u003cem\u003eJewel\u003c\/em\u003e, and has written numerous scripts for film and television productions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated into eight languages, her work has been extensively produced around the world. Multiple simultaneous productions of her hit play \u003cem\u003eThe Shape of a Girl\u003c\/em\u003e toured internationally for four years, including a sold-out run in New York. Her play \u003cem\u003eAmigo's Blue Guitar\u003c\/em\u003e won the 1991 Governor General's Drama Award. Her Governor General's Award nominations include one in 1996 for \u003cem\u003eThe Hope Slide \/ Little Sister\u003c\/em\u003e and one in 2009 for \u003cem\u003eAnother Home Invasion\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMacLeod also writes prose and poetry, which has been published in a wide variety of literary journals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.37 x 8.31 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 18, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53208995365227,"sku":"9780889223738","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/8401\/2907\/files\/a0d4384459150fb1fcce404d4354b823.webp?v=1778488211","url":"https:\/\/fraulick.com\/products\/2000-paperback","provider":"frauLick.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}