Armed with love notes between her husband and her son's young teacher, Marion shows up to a parent-teacher interview to confront the woman who may be the thread that unravels her life. What ensues, in this debut play, is a gripping and raw confrontation between two women, one fighting to protect her family, the other fighting for the family she always wanted. Review ??a stunning new play from a gifted playwright.? ?Lynn Slotkin, The Slotkin Letter ??maybe the year?s best new script? ?Robert Cushman, National Post About the Author Jordi Mand is a Toronto-based playwright and a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada. She is a member of Tarragon Theatres Playwrights Unit and a resident artist of Theatre Passe Muraille. Jordi is also the program director for the SummerWorks Leadership Intensive Program. Her first full-length play, Between the Sheets , premiered at Nightwood Theatre in fall 2012 and was met with rave reviews. An intense power struggle between two women who may have more in common than they thought, Between the Sheets questions the definitions of right versus wrong, and what it means to be a mother, wife, and the other woman.Marion, a working mother with a special-needs child, has discovered a devastating her husband Curtis has been engaging in a torrid love affair with none other than their son’s young teacher, Teresa. Armed with love notes between Curtis and Teresa, Marion shows up to a parent-teacher interview to confront the woman who may be the thread that unravels her life. What ensues is a gripping and raw confrontation between two women, one fighting to protect her family, the other fighting for the family she always wanted."A stunning new play from a gifted playwright." - The Slotkin Letter"Maybe the year’s best new script." - National Post
Marion, a working mother with a young special needs son, has discovered a devastating secret—her husband Curtis has been leading a torrid love affair, with none other than their son's young teacher, Teresa. Armed with love notes between Curtis and Teresa, Marion shows up to a parent-teacher interview to confront the woman who may be the thread that unravels her life. What ensues is a gripping and raw confrontation between two women; one fighting to protect her family, the other fighting for the family she always wanted. An intense, power struggle between two women who may have more in common than they thought, Between the Sheets is an engaging story that questions definitions of right versus wrong, and what it means to be a mother, wife, and the other woman.
"Marion, a working mother with a special-needs child, has discovered a devastating secret: her husband Curtis has been engaging in a torrid love affair with none other then their son's young teacher, Teresa. Armed with love notes between Curtis and Teresa, Marion shows up to a parent-teacher interview to confront the woman who may be the thread that unravels her life. What ensues is a gripping and raw confrontation between two women; one fighting to protect her family, the other fighting for the family she's always wanted. An intense power struggle between the two women who may have more in common than they thought, Between the sheets questions the definitions of right versus wrong and what it means to be a mother, a wife, and the other woman."--Cover Marion, a working mother with a special-needs child, has discovered a devastating secret: her husband Curtis has been engaging in a torrid love affair with none other than their son's young teacher, Teresa. Armed with love notes between Curtis and Teresa, Marion shows up to a parent-teacher interview to confront the woman who may be the thread that unravels her life. What ensues is a gripping and raw confrontation between two women, one fighting to protect her family, the other fighting for the family she always wanted.
