Drama. TALKING MASKS is a dramatic score whose themes collide, clash and harmonize. At its core are a son, two mothers and an absent father who, in exploring their intertwined fates, fuse two of the world's most enduring myths: the tragedy of Oedipus and the tale of Isaac and Ishmael. What unfolds is a wild progression of rapid-fire interactions that reveal and expose as much as they conceal and mask about the "charactors."

Author Hometown: Toronto, ON CAN



About the author: Adam Seelig is a poet, playwright, stage director, and the founder of One Little Goat Theatre Company in Toronto. Born and raised in Vancouver, Seelig has also lived in Northern California, New York and Jerusalem. His plays include TALKING MASKS (OEDIPUSSY) (Book Thug, 2009), All Is Almost Still (New York 2004) and Antigone : Insurgency (Toronto 2007). He is the recipient of a Commonwealth Fellowship and a Stanford Golden Grant for his work on Samuel Beckett's manuscripts, and his writings appear in various publications, including World Literature Today, Modern Drama, Filling Station, BafterC, jwcurry #381 and Poetry Magazine. His latest book is the long poem/novella EVERY DAY IN THE MORNING (SLOW) (New Star Books, 2010).