{"product_id":"i-am-an-island-by-julia-lederer","title":"I Am An Island by Julia Lederer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Moving is like a heart transplant. Don't do it unless you have to.\"\u003cbr\u003eMay and everyone she knows live on an island that is sinking into the sea. Yet, no one will listen to her and leave. Not her twin sister, her fiancé, or anyone else. The ghost of May's grandmother haunts and mocks her while drinking martinis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEveryone agrees that the island is a wonderful place to live. They would rather chase ostriches and build floating gardens than acknowledge waking up in puddles or fish falling from above.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut May starts sinking herself. Lower and lower, as the world moves around her, she finds she cannot or does not want to pull herself out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen an unexpected visitor arrives and mistakes May's sinking for a political protest, she makes it one: a movement so everyone will leave the island. But as she continues to sink lower, she struggles to know what she can do to make any difference at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePoetic, playful, and pressing, a modern myth that asks: how do we stand on a sinking world and maintain hope?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeywords: poetic, magic realism, myth, environmental, mental health, ghost\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst produced by Here For Now Theatre, Stratford ON, May\/June 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenre: Dark Comedy\u003cbr\u003eActs: 1\u003cbr\u003eRun time: 85 minutes\u003cbr\u003eSuitable for students 16+\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCast size: 5 actors\u003cbr\u003eMale roles: 1\u003cbr\u003eFemale roles: 4\u003cbr\u003eCasting notes: There are twins in this play but they should not look alike. They can be different races.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Drawing inspiration from playwrights like Sarah Ruhl and Samuel Beckett, playwright Julia Lederer combines elements of surrealism with dark comedy to create a narrative that is as entertaining as it is thought-provoking.\" \u003cbr\u003e- Sierra Club, Dallas\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PGC","offers":[{"title":"Digital (PDF)","offer_id":46893440106669,"sku":"CS-JL-IAAI","price":14.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2362\/0235\/files\/I-Am-An-Island-Cover.png?v=1784825556","url":"https:\/\/www.canadianplayoutlet.com\/products\/i-am-an-island-by-julia-lederer","provider":"Canadian Play Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}