Dead in Wawa

Playwright

Director

About the Show

Dead in Wawa is a one-act dark comedy written by Griffin McInnes. Set in a Northern Ontario graveyard, two drug dealers attempt to bury a body before being interrupted by a distraught visitor.

Photos

A gruff man sits on a large black set piece mound in a dark theatre space.
Three men stand, shot from behind from the waists down. All we see are three dishelves pairs of paints and black boots.
Three men are dramatically lit, staring intently at the head of a shovel.
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Production History

Workshop and Performance, University of King's College Theatrical Society | 2010

Performance, Theatre on the Edge Festival, Saint John Theatre Company | 2013

Press

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Awards

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Nomination

Norma Epstein National Writing Competition, Play

University of Toronto

2011

Nomination

Second Prize, Best Play, Atlantic Writing Competition

The Writer’s Federation of Nova Scotia, Theatre Nova Scotia, and Playwrights’ Atlantic Resource Centre

2011

Cast & Creative

The play’s first workshop and performance was produced by the University of King's College Theatrical Society in Halifax, 2010:

Creative

  • Director/Playwright:  Griffin McInnes
  • Stage Manager: David Etherington
  • Producer: Meghan Borthwick

Cast

  • Jimmy: Eric Cunningham
  • Pete: Jonathan Carroll
  • Harry: Lewis Wynne-Jones

Supporters & Partners

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