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Birds and the Bees, The

By (author): Mark Crawford

This weekend may be the last-ever Turkey Days, but for these four characters, that isjust the beginning! Sarah, a turkey farmer, has just left her husband and moved back home to live with her mom Gail. Gail’s a beekeeper and she has other things to worry about–like why her honeybees are dropping dead. Then there’s Earl: Gail’s neighbour, farm tenant, and the ex-husband of Gail’s ex-husband’s new wife. In these past twenty years, he’s been keeping himself mighty busy with the ladies, but Gail’s never really got back on that horse…so to speak. And finally, there’s Ben: an athletic 23-year-old Masters student, here to study the declining bee populations. Secretly still a virgin, he’s about to get a big lesson in pollination… Set in two adjoining bedrooms on a modern Canadian farm, the play tackles sex, love, science, family, and the artificial insemination of turkeys. The Birds and the Bees is a laugh-out-loud comedy with a huge, honeyed heart.

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Mark Crawford

Mark Crawford is an actor and playwright. His plays Stag and Doe, Bed and Breakfast, and The Birds and the Bees are published by Scirocco Drama. All three of these plays have been seen on stage from coast to coast. His latest play, The New Canadian Curling Club, premiered at the Blyth Festival in 2018. As an actor, Mark has performed with theatre companies across Canada. He grew up on his family’s farm near Glencoe, and he now lives in Stratford.


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This weekend may be the last-ever Turkey Days, but for these four characters, that isjust the beginning! Sarah, a turkey farmer, has just left her husband and moved back home to live with her mom Gail. Gail’s a beekeeper and she has other things to worry about–like why her honeybees are dropping dead. Then there’s Earl: Gail’s neighbour, farm tenant, and the ex-husband of Gail’s ex-husband’s new wife. In these past twenty years, he’s been keeping himself mighty busy with the ladies, but Gail’s never really got back on that horse…so to speak. And finally, there’s Ben: an athletic 23-year-old Masters student, here to study the declining bee populations. Secretly still a virgin, he’s about to get a big lesson in pollination… Set in two adjoining bedrooms on a modern Canadian farm, the play tackles sex, love, science, family, and the artificial insemination of turkeys. The Birds and the Bees is a laugh-out-loud comedy with a huge, honeyed heart.

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Dimensions:

96 Pages
8.5in * 5.5in * 0.25in
0.1875lb

Published:

October 01, 2017

Country of Publication:

CA

ISBN:

9781927922361

Book Subjects:

DRAMA / Canadian

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Language:

eng

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