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This is a dramatic thriller! Jan has had a nervous breakdown and her husband Greg, an archeologist, has rented an old farm house in the country where she may recover. The farmhouse is near an archeological dig where he may continue his studies. When George, the hilarious farmer they rent from tells stories about the old farm house, Jan’s imagination gets fired up. The situation gets even worse when Laura, Greg’s beautiful but manipulative sister, arrives. Soon Jan finds herself tormented by strange sounds in the night and visions of the vengeful ghost. Is she having another breakdown? Is someone trying to drive her mad? When she tries to defend herself from this apparition events take an unexpected and turn in a night of unimaginable suspense. 10 Performances: May 23 to June 7, 2014 All Performances at the Huronia Players Theatre in the Midland Cultural Centre Production Sponsor
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About the Author
Peter Colley is an award-winning Canadian writer based in Los Angeles and Toronto. His stage plays and musicals have been produced in 29 countries, 48 of the 50 states in the U.S. and every province in Canada. He was nominated for the 2000 Humanitas Prize for screenwriting and was a semi-finalist for the 2006 and 2007 Eugene O'Neill playwriting awards and the winner of a 2008 New American Play Award from Theatre Communications Group (TCG), 2009 winner of a New Zealand NAPTA award. His new musical CAGNEY! was nominated for seven 2010 Florida Carbonell Awards and won the "Best New Work" Award (play or musical).
From his start as one of the youngest playwrights ever produced at Canada's National Arts Centre, he has gone on to win one international, seven national and five regional awards for writing. His plays have been translated into many languages including French, German, Italian, Mandarin Chinese and sign-language for the deaf. One of his plays (I'll Be Back Before Midnight) was named in a Toronto Globe & Mail retrospective on Canadian theatre as "the most produced Canadian play ever". This play has grossed over $40 million worldwide. For his body of work, the Canadian press called Mr. Colley "a national treasure".
For his suspense-filled stage thrillers Richard Ouzounian, chief theatre critic of the Toronto Star, called Peter: "Canada's Master of Mayhem".
Peter Colley has been published by Samuel French Inc., (New York and London), Baker's Plays of Boston, Macmillans, and Simon & Pierre. Two of his plays have been made into feature films, with Mr. Colley writing both screenplays.
He has written extensively for CBS Television, as well as Fox Family Channel, British ITV, CBC Canada, WNET TV (New York).
Source: Peter Colley's Website
About the Director
Doug Ironside
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