The Crackwalker

Teresa is sexy, seductive, and mentally challenged. Worshipped by her boyfriend, she turns tricks at $5, is addicted to Tim Hortons’ doughnuts, lies without thinking, and overflows with endless kindness, but she continues to hold on to her limitless innocence. The Crackwalker captures the music, the dialect, and the unpretty realities of the inner city. First produced thirty years ago, Thompson’s striking portrayal of the discarded class in Canada continues to move audiences today.

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“The Crackwalker’s [characters] are mesmerizingly real. These people live with you.”
“Exudes vitality.”
“Judith Thompson has captured the corrosive imagery and exploding rhythms of life in Kingston’s lower depths, where spiked heels are dangerous weapons and salvation is driving a cab in Calgary. Thompson so clearly demonstrates an ability to expose the deepest roots of the theatrical experience… its language and humanity make the play a minor masterpiece.”

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Dimensions:

128 Pages
7.60in * 5.09in * .37in
140.00gr

Published:

October 01, 2010

ISBN:

9780887549311

Book Subjects:

DRAMA / Canadian

Language:

eng

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