Kayak
by Jordan Hall

Kayak Book Cover
Kayak Cover

Highlights

75 mins Present Day Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle) Bare Stage/Simple Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes

Synopsis

Alone on a vast stretch of water, Annie Iversen recounts the strange chain of events that left her stranded in her son’s old kayak.

A doting suburban mother, Annie is blindsided when her son, Peter, falls in love with Julie, a passionate environmental activist.

Unable to reconcile herself to Julie’s radical worldview, Annie struggles desperately to keep Peter from falling further into the young woman’s dangerous world.

Climate change, S’mores, SUVs, and Noah’s Ark are all onstage as Annie sets out to save her son, and unwittingly throws herself into the path of events larger than she ever could have imagined.

Touching and provocative, Kayak invites us all to confront our choices in the landscape of the growing environmental crisis.

Press Reviews

"Stellar, insightful writing."

— Dave Deveau, Plank Magazine

"Gripping, heartbreaking."

— Lynn Slotkin, CBC Radio

"A trio of vivid, memorable characters."

— Jon Kaplan, NOW Magazine

Characters

Character
Peter Iversen

a recent university graduate; various ages, mostly twenty-four

Julie Daniels

a Greenpeace activist; various ages, mostly twenty-three

Annie Iversen

a suburban housewife; various ages, mostly fifty-six

Publication

Publisher Samuel French
ISBN-13 9780573699474
ISBN-10 057369947X

Kayak is a play written by Jordan Hall and published by Samuel French .

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Fee: Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

Restrictions: Major Markets Only (US) / Standard Restriction (UK)

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