Death Disability Family Grief Guilt Infidelity Loss Marriage Parenthood Supernatural
Length:
90 min.
Year Written:
1998
Synopsis:
“In Beating HeartCadaver, Leona and Danny’s young daughter Amelia perishes in a car crash. Paralyzed in the accident, Danny is spurned by Leona’s harsh accusations as she clings helplessly to a balloon believed to contain Amelia’s breath. Enter Lola, a pathological grief counsellor.” (From the CPO Website)
Characters:
Leona: thirties or early forties
Danny: late thirties or forties; Leona’s husband
Amelia: 8, Leona and Danny’s dead child
Devlin: late twenties; Danny’s brother
Min: sixties; Leona’s mother
Lola: fifties
First Produced:
Necessary Angel Theatre, Canadian Stage, Toronto, ON, 1998
Resources:
Beating Heart Cadaver is available through the CPO Website.
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Courtesy of Playwrights Canada Press