Waiting for the Parade
Waiting for the Parade
Author: John Murrell
First Performance: 1977, Calgary, Alberta
Published: 1980
Genre: Drama in 24 scenes
Setting: Janet's home, Calgary, Second World War
Cast: 5f
Five women come together at Janet's home to prepare bandages for the Canadian armed forces in the Second World War. Their existence is determined by the men in their lives, which is revealed in dialogue, monologue, song, and dance. Janet, the bossy organizer, is a strong, reliable individual, totally supportive of her husband. Margaret is a widow, previously devoted to her husband and now to her children. Marta, like the biblical Martha, is a passive figure, a dutiful daughter, while Eve, like her Garden of Eden namesake, is the easily manipulated innocent. Catherine, the most outrageous of the group, is a loose woman...
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