delilah. is a tragicomedy that presents the entwined conflicted relationships of twelve year-old Dee-J, her brother and legal guardian, Mick, his former foster sister, Jade and her best friend, Delilah. Strewn with subjects like cancer, passive euthanasia, and adoption, the driving central theme of this play is abandonment. Take a journey with these four characters as they are confronted with Life and Death; Love and Hate; Discovery and Abandonment.
Written by Len Cuthbert and directed by Desiree Baker, this play features an outstanding cast.
The 10-minute script premiered as a public reading by Rising Sun Performance Company in New York City on March 29, 2011 and premiered as a production at the London One Act Festival April 26, 2011. The 60-minute production premiered May 30, 2012, at The Grand's McManus Theatre, 471 Richmond, London, ON
The Ontario Arts Council, on the recommendation of The Grand Theatre, London, supported the writing of this script. This is the premier production of the 2-Act full length play.
