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December 23, 2003
Since my handy calendar informs me that yesterday was Monday and tomorrow is Wednesday, it must be time for another production journal entry from the brilliant folks behind the scenes. As I (poorly) alluded to in Friday’s post, muchof the unique spark and tone of the piece can be squarely attributed to the twisted genius of it’s writer - one Jason Patrick Rothery. I personally knew Jason as a guy in neon pajamas and a Boy George straw hat long before I knew him as a brilliant writer. But along with many others, I quickly learned to look past his (many) eccentrities and discovered a guy with a rapier wit, a keen ear for dialogue, and an uncompromising ability to strain the humdrum and everyday through a sieve made out of Alice’s looking-glass. The end result seems unfailingly to be an entertainment cocktail that is both socially profound and hillarious.
(Note to the speaking circut: yes, I am available for introductions and book jacket blurbs at low, low, rates.)
His theatrical work, has been staged from coast to coast, garnering rave reviews and a slew of awards. Most recently his play “Menace” became the first English language play win Montreal’s Centaur Theatre Showcase Award, and Jay’s newest play “Wedgie” has been mounted several times to critical and audience praise. Jason is also one of the founders of Vancouver’s “Walking Fish Festival” for emerging Theatre talents. Somehow inbetween his theatrical writing, “Days” scripting, and work as a much in-demand dramaturge, he manages to craft short stories, novellas, and grocery lists… and still gets a full 8 hours of sleep every night. For this, I hate him with a firey passion.
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