Between the Sheets (6 page)

MARION

I didn't—

TERESA

Get out.

Beat.

MARION

Teresa.

TERESA

Out!

Beat.

TERESA turns away.

MARION looks at her. She opens the door and leaves.

TERESA looks around the room. She walks to her desk and begins to reorganize things.

She breathes heavily, trying to contain herself.

She sees the binder still open on her desk. She takes a moment and then violently pushes it to the floor.

End of play.

Acknowledgements

They say it takes a village to raise a child. The same is true for a play. There are so many people who helped contribute to the life of this piece and to my growth as a writer throughout the process.

I am forever grateful to the following people:

To Anna Chatterton, Audrey Dwyer, Natasha Greenblatt, Aisha Sasha John, Kaitlyn Riordan, and Meghan Swaby. I had the great fortune of developing the first draft of this play over the course of a year with these tremendous women as part of the Write From the Hip Program. Their questions and insights were instrumental in the early stages of development.

To Philip Akin, Daniel Barbosa, Harmony Cohen, Sascha Cole, Mitchell Cushman, Erin Fleck, Daryl Fridenberg, Mel Hague, Sandra Henderson, Rachel Jamin, Rob Kempson, Camellia Koo, Andrew Kushnir, Jason Mandlowitz, Zachary Mandlowitz, Andy McKim, Emma Mackenzie Hillier, Hannah Moscovitch, Brian Quirt, Sabryn Rock, Anusree Roy, Michael Rubenfeld, Mark Sadowski, Kelly Straughan, Julie Tepperman, Ari Weinberg, Gina Wilkinson, and Aaron Willis. These are the friends, family members, and artists who read drafts of the script, who offered their input, who held my heart when I needed it most, and whose generosity of spirit helped me to write this play.

To Ian Arnold, my literary partner in crime.

To Annie Gibson, Blake Sproule, Mandy Bayrami, and Leah Renihan for the incredible opportunity to have this play live on in print.

To the women at Nightwood Theatre, Denyse Karn, Rebecca Peirson, Laura Pomeroy, and Michelle Alexander, whose work behind the scenes made the initial reading, workshop production, and main stage premiere a success.

To Bonnie Beecher, Richard Feren, and Kelly Wolf, the talented design team who helped to bring the world of this play to life. To Ashley Westlake for keeping us on track and to Rachel Steinberg for her constant care.

To Susan Coyne and Christine Horne, whose bravery, talent, and wisdom were invaluable in the creation of these two characters. Marion and Teresa would not be who they are if not for you.

To Erica Kopyto, who helped me see the light at the end of every tunnel and whose warmth and guidance were a constant inspiration.

To Kelly Thornton, who was the engine that drove this piece to the main stage. Kelly, without your belief in this play and your belief in me… none of this would have been possible.

And to Marcus… for being there every step of the way.

To all of you who helped me tell this story… thank you.

Jordi Mand is a Canadian playwright. Her first full-length play,
Between the Sheets
, premiered in 2012 as part of Nightwood Theatre's '12/'13 season in Toronto and has since been produced both nationally and internationally. Ms. Mand is a resident artist of Theatre Passe Muraille and a past member of Tarragon Theatre's Playwrights Unit. Upcoming projects include new plays with Nightswimming Theatre, Theatre Yes, and UnSpun Theatre. Ms. Mand is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada.