{"product_id":"a-window-full-of-sun-by-annie-rosenberg","title":"A Window Full of Sun by Annie Rosenberg","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter 15-year-old Nelson is deported from Toronto with his parents, he lands on the volcanic island of São Miguel, Azores — where being a deportado marks him as criminal, unwanted, other. He falls in with two older men: João, a tender-hearted dreamer tending his Azorean Red tomatoes while waiting for a girlfriend who will never arrive, and Sergio, a former whaler who buries his grief in alcohol and Fado songs. Their makeshift tomato-selling business becomes both economic lifeline and the fragile thread binding them together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Nelson discovers a legal path back to Canada, the triangle fractures: joy for one means abandonment for the others. The play asks what happens when hope sustains one life while quietly undoing another — and what home means when return feels impossible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeywords: deportation, exile, immigration, Azores, São Miguel, Portugal, Azorean identity, diaspora, belonging, home, return, hope, resilience, loss, father-son, intergenerational, memory, Fado, whaling, tomatoes, multicultural, Canadian identity, Toronto, non-linear, poetic realism, doubling, ensemble, small cast, unit set, bilingual, English, Portuguese, coming-of-age\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcerpt presentation, Brave New Works Festival, Theatre Aquarius, Hamilton, ON, 2022.\u003cbr\u003eWorkshop and public reading, Pia Bouman School of Ballet, Toronto, ON, 2024.\u003cbr\u003eWorkshop and public reading, Back Lane Studios, Toronto, ON, 2025.\u003cbr\u003e(One-act version), Strawberry One-Act Festival, New York, NY, 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenre: Drama\u003cbr\u003eActs: 1\u003cbr\u003eRun time: 90 minutes\u003cbr\u003eSuitable for students 14+\u003cbr\u003eContent notes:  This play contains strong language, including occasional profanity. It explores themes of deportation, displacement, and family stress, including emotional distress related to immigration status and separation from home.\u003cbr\u003eThere are references to crime (including a past robbery), brief depictions of substance use, and discussions of economic hardship. The play also includes moments of verbal conflict within a family context and references to violence (including a stabbing and whaling scenes), though these are not graphically depicted.\u003cbr\u003eThe work addresses themes of identity, belonging, and loss, which may be emotionally affecting for some audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCast size: 4 actors\u003cbr\u003eMale roles: 3\u003cbr\u003eFemale roles: 1\u003cbr\u003eCasting notes: This play is written for four actors, with extensive doubling.\u003cbr\u003eThe three central male roles—Nelson (15), João (mid-50s), and Sergio (60s)—are Azorean deportees and should reflect the cultural and linguistic background of the Azores\/Portuguese diaspora where possible. Nelson is a teenager, while João and Sergio are older men; however, age may be approached with some flexibility depending on the production.\u003cbr\u003eThe fourth actor plays multiple roles, including Nelson’s mother and other supporting characters, often portrayed in silhouette or behind a scrim, allowing for creative interpretation in casting and staging.\u003cbr\u003eSupporting roles (e.g., father, authority figures, community members) are doubled among the cast and may be staged with flexibility in gender and presentation.\u003cbr\u003eThe play incorporates occasional Portuguese language (Azorean dialect), and familiarity with or sensitivity to this cultural context is an asset.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PGC","offers":[{"title":"Digital (PDF)","offer_id":45977784778925,"sku":"SRS-AR-WFS","price":14.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2362\/0235\/files\/AWindowFullofSun.jpg?v=1777992317","url":"https:\/\/www.canadianplayoutlet.com\/products\/a-window-full-of-sun-by-annie-rosenberg","provider":"Canadian Play Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}