The damage of resettlement to rural Newfoundland has been well documented, but the trauma felt within family units of those who had to go through the process, and the generational strain since, has not been as openly discussed. The Thin Place exists squarely in the latter, as Terra and her family are lost at sea in their saltbox house, where their one-hour trek across the bay has turned into a lazy river through purgatory.
Keywords: Magic Realism, Historical, Newfoundland, Experimental, Surrealism, Real Time, Drama
Winner of the 2022 Arts and Letters Award for Senior Dramatic Script
Genre: Magical Realism, Experimental, Historical, Drama
Run time: 70 - 80 minutes
Suitable for students 14+
Content notes: Contains strong language, references to the loss of one's home, references to drugs
Cast size: 5 actors
Male roles: 3
Female roles: 2