Falling In Time

By (author): C.E. Gatchalian

One of the most controversial and uncompromising Canadian plays in recent memory, C. E. GatchalianÕs Falling In Time is an epic exploration of armed conflict, masculinity, sexuality, love, and forgiveness.ÊSet in Vancouver in 1994, the year of the death of North Korean leader Kim Il-Sung, the play criss-crosses two hemispheres and spans more than forty years. Through all this, four distinctly different lives intertwine. Steve is an aging, outrageous, bisexual Korean War vet who embodies the sadistic tendencies of Western imperialism that polite society has too often tried to sweep from view. Jamie is an aloof, repressed ESL teacher haunted by a troubled childhood. Chang Hyun is a young Korean student brimming with anti-Western sentiment and still reeling from a traumatic experience in the military. In the middle of it all is Eun Ha, a woman who lives through the Korean War and, against all odds, finds the will to survive.ÊA brutally honest depiction of war, rape, racism and animal sexuality, Falling In Time asks the question ÒHow do we let go?Ó

AUTHOR

C.E. Gatchalian

Born, raised, and based on the unceded traditional lands of the Coast Salish peoples (Vancouver), Filipino Canadian author C.E. Gatchalian writes drama, poetry, fiction, and non-​fiction. His plays, which include Falling In Time, Broken, Motifs & Repetitions, and People Like Vince, have appeared on stages nationally and internationally, as well as on radio and television. A two-​time finalist for the Lambda Literary Awards, he was the 2013 recipient of the Dayne Ogilvie Prize, awarded annually by the Writers’ Trust of Canada to an LGBT author of merit. Formerly Artistic Producer of the frank theatre company, he is the recipient of two Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards for his work as a theatre artist and producer. His non-fiction book, Double Melancholy, was published by Arsenal Pulp Press in Spring 2019. Please visit his website, www.cegatchalian.com.


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ÊÒGatchalian is well on his way to making his mark in contemporary drama.ÓÑCBC Radio


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One of the most controversial and uncompromising Canadian plays in recent memory, C. E. GatchalianÕs Falling In Time is an epic exploration of armed conflict, masculinity, sexuality, love, and forgiveness.ÊSet in Vancouver in 1994, the year of the death of North Korean leader Kim Il-Sung, the play criss-crosses two hemispheres and spans more than forty years. Through all this, four distinctly different lives intertwine. Steve is an aging, outrageous, bisexual Korean War vet who embodies the sadistic tendencies of Western imperialism that polite society has too often tried to sweep from view. Jamie is an aloof, repressed ESL teacher haunted by a troubled childhood. Chang Hyun is a young Korean student brimming with anti-Western sentiment and still reeling from a traumatic experience in the military. In the middle of it all is Eun Ha, a woman who lives through the Korean War and, against all odds, finds the will to survive.ÊA brutally honest depiction of war, rape, racism and animal sexuality, Falling In Time asks the question ÒHow do we let go?Ó

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Dimensions:

106 Pages
8.5in * 5.5in * 0.25in
0.321lb

Published:

March 20, 2012

Country of Publication:

CA

ISBN:

9781897289730

Book Subjects:

DRAMA / Canadian

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Language:

eng

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