Our theme is the persistence of love, grief, and desire. It is an old story, a man looking for his first love. But, there's a twist; Anna has been dead for many years and Robert knows it; he is in fact looking for her final resting place. Encouraged by his daughter Robert hires French Canadian private detective Gilles (Robert knows that Anna is somewhere in Quebec) who finds her, sort of. Watching on from the Afterlife are his recently deceased wife Barbara and the object of his quest, Anna. Joining them is Sluggo, one of Robert's former friends and teammates. Along the way we poke fun at the patriarchy, jock-dom, man-hood, sexuality, and hockey rivalries.
Keywords: First Love, Grief, Desire, Loss
Genre: Comedic Drama
Acts: 2
Run time: 90 minutes
Content Notes: References to sexuality; presented in a humourous context (nothing explicit)
Case Size: 8 actors
Male roles: 3
Female roles: 5 (2 are voice only)
Character Breakdown:
- Robert – Senior; mid seventies, recently widowed; speaks some French
- Julie - Robert's daughter
- Gilles: French Canadian private detective, jovial, his English is a bit fractured and he switches back and forth between the two languages. If a bilingual actor is not available a pretend French accent will suffice; we can provide replacement English lines if required.
- Barbara: In the afterlife, mid-seventies, new to this state, unsure of what is going on, a little bitter.
- Anna: In the afterlife, Robert's first love; young adult
- Sofie – Anna's older sister, voice only
- Sluggo – In the afterlife, young adult man. If possible: handsome baby face, spiked blond hair
- Mary-Ellen – Barbara's friend, Voice only
