Synopses & Reviews
Erin Shields' award-winning play is a shocking, uncompromising examination of the horrors of war, giving voice to a woman long ago forced into silence, and placing a spotlight on millions of female victims who have been silenced through violence, delivered through the lens of Greek tragedy.
Synopsis
Shields award-winning play is an unflinching commentary on contemporary war and its aftermath delivered through the lens of Greek tragedy.
About the Author
ERIN SHIELDS is a Toronto-based playwright and actor who trained at the Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama in London, England. She is a founding member of Groundwater Productions, through which she creates and develops most of her work. Other works include
Montparnasse, winner of the Alberta Theatre Projectss Enbridge Emerging Playwrights Award,
The Epic of Gilgamesh, The Unfortunate Misadventures of Masha Galinski, and
Dance of the Red Skirts. Currently, Erin is also a playwright-in-residence at Tarragon Theatre.