Mesa

By (author): Doug Curtis

Paul is asked to drive his wife’s 93-year-old Grandpa “Bud” all the way from Calgary to his retirement trailer in Mesa, Arizona. Paul hopes to find strange, roadside diners and sleep out under the stars. Bud wants Denny’s and Motel 6. Paul and Bud spend five days together, navigating the predictable turnoffs on the Interstate while discovering their need for each other, sharing their lives and experiences, their hopes and dreams. This will be Bud’s final year in Mesa, and Paul is his chauffeur.

AUTHOR

Doug Curtis

A writer and director, Doug founded Ghost River Theatre in 1999, with the intention of creating new Canadian performance theatre that combined music, storytelling, and collaboration.

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“Heartfelt and funny…Curtis has created two indelible characters with real emotional texture and given them some wickedly hilarious lines…” —Edmonton Sun

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Paul is asked to drive his wife’s 93-year-old Grandpa “Bud” all the way from Calgary to his retirement trailer in Mesa, Arizona. Paul hopes to find strange, roadside diners and sleep out under the stars. Bud wants Denny’s and Motel 6. Paul and Bud spend five days together, navigating the predictable turnoffs on the Interstate while discovering their need for each other, sharing their lives and experiences, their hopes and dreams. This will be Bud’s final year in Mesa, and Paul is his chauffeur.

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Details

Dimensions:

96 Pages

Published:

January 01, 2002

City of Publication:

Toronto

Country of Publication:

CA

ISBN:

9780887549519

9780887549298 – PDF

Book Subjects:

DRAMA / Canadian

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Language:

eng

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