There is Violence and There is Righteous Violence and There is Death or, The Born-Again Crow
- Publisher
- Playwrights Canada Press
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2023
- Subjects
- Women Authors, Canadian
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- ISBN
- 9780369104724
- Publish Date
- Oct 2023
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Description
Grocery-store clerk Beth has had a hell of a week. A hell of a life, actually, full of people squashing her soul. And after pushing back at life—stabbing a steak to her boss’s desk and lighting a magazine rack on fire, for instance—freshly unemployed Beth regroups at her mom’s suburban home. Just when Beth starts to think she’s to blame for systemic limits, the gift of a bird feeder sparks a relationship with a talking Crow who reconnects her with her true power.
This sly chamber piece from new voice Caleigh Crow turns post-capitalism ennui on its head with a righteous fury. It unearths the subtle (and not so subtle) ways we gaslight the marginalized, especially Indigenous women, people living with mental-health afflictions, and anyone struggling to make ends meet in low-income service jobs. There Is Violence captures the vivacity and humour of one truly remarkable woman not meant for this earth, and brings her to her own glorious transcendence.
About the author
Caleigh Crow is a queer Metis theatre artist from northeast Calgary. Previous playwriting topics include a talking crow and a grocery clerk, the mass coronal ejection of 1859, the Antifa supersoldier, the intersection between twelfth century Franciscan nuns and Britney Spears, remote viewing, witch revenge, and a landlord musical. She is the co-founder and artistic lead of Thumbs Up Good Work Theatre. Her work tends towards themes of metaphysics, class struggle, magic, and serious whimsy.
Awards
- Nominated, Indigenous Voices Awards
- Winner, Governor General's Literary Award
- Nominated, Gwen Pharis Ringwood Award for Drama
- Short-listed, Governor General's Literary Awards
Editorial Reviews
Caleigh Crow masterfully blends humour, rage and imagination into a well-crafted story of resistance against the oppressors. Its beautiful text gently guides us into an intriguing mystery involving a violent episode at a superstore. A euphoric flight into a reality where all actions have magical consequences.
Governor General's Literary Award Peer Assessment Committee