In Routes, a lonely teenager rides the Mill Woods bus almost every night to escape the violence of his home life, only to discover that violence cannot be avoided with the purchase of a bus ticket.

Josh Beaudry; Photo by Ian Jackson

The play's last five minutes, as Tom tries on different scenarios to change the cycle of abuse and bullying in his life, is riveting.

Jon Kaplan, Now Toronto

One Act/60 minutes

Casting: 1 m

PRODUCTIONS: Concrete Theatre (Edmonton) school tour in the fall of 2009. Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People (Toronto) 2010, Concrete Theatre (Edmonton) school tour 2010. New West Theatre (Lethbridge) 2013. Concrete Theatre (Edmonton) 2015. Manitoba Theatre for Young People 2016-2017.

AWARDS/NOMINATIONS: 2011 Dora Mavor Award (Toronto) for Outstanding production for Young Audiences.2010 Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award (Edmonton) for Outstanding Production for Young Audiences. Nominations for: Outstanding New Work, Outstanding Direction, Outstanding Actor, and Outstanding Achievment in TYA—Set Design.

PUBLICATION: The Mighty Carlins and Other Plays, NeWest Press (2018).

Routes

In Routes, a lonely teenager rides the Mill Woods bus almost every night to escape the violence of his home life, only to discover that violence cannot be avoided with the purchase of a bus ticket.

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