{"product_id":"the-watershed-paperback","title":"The Watershed - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnnabel Soutar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow much do we value clean water? Enough to stop our industrialized way of life from degrading it? The documentary play \u003ci\u003eThe Watershed\u003c\/i\u003e follows an artist and her family in the struggle to chart a sustainable course between economic prosperity and environmental stewardship. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLargely constructed from original interviews conducted by the playwright, \u003ci\u003eThe Watershed\u003c\/i\u003e brings to the stage a multiplicity of ideological perspectives and conflicting visions for Canada's natural resources, and its characters speak the words of real Canadians from all across the political spectrum. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the play reaches its boiling point, one thing becomes abundantly clear: a contemporary play about water in Canada must also be about oil. And so the playwright and family travel to Alberta's tar sands, encountering along the way some of the world's great freshwater scientists, some of Canada's fiercest environmental activists, and impassioned individuals at work in the country's burgeoning oil sector. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePolicy is anything but dry in \u003ci\u003eThe Watershed\u003c\/i\u003e; in fact, it holds startling implications for our national identity and future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCast of eight women and men.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnnabel Soutar\u003c\/b\u003e is a Montreal-based playwright and producer. In 2000 she co-founded the theatre company Porte Parole Productions with actor Alex Ivanovici and she has acted as artistic director of the company since its inception. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnnabel takes a documentary approach to theatre and since 1998 has applied it to her original plays: \u003ci\u003eNovembre\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e2000 Questions\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSanté!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eImport\/Export\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSexy béton\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJ'aime Hydro\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFredy\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2012 \u003ci\u003eSeeds\u003c\/i\u003e was published in both English (Talonbooks) and French (Les Editions ecosociété) and presented across Canada in Montreal (Centaur Theatre), Calgary (Theatre Junction), Vancouver (PUSH Festival for the Performing Arts), and in Ottawa (National Arts Centre of Canada) in a production directed by Chris Abraham, a tour remounted in 2016. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2012 Annabel was commissioned with Chris Abraham of Crow's Theatre in Toronto to write a new documentary play about fresh water for the 2015 Toronto Pan American \/ Para Pan American Games cultural program, Panamania. That play, \u003ci\u003eThe Watershed\u003c\/i\u003e, premiered at the Berkeley Street Theatre (Canadian Stage) in Toronto during the Games. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSoutar lives in Montreal with actor Alex Ivanovici and their two daughters Ella and Beatrice.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 23, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47219511984377,"sku":"9780889229884","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/WkJZY1NFaG1hTnlDdjdLc2RtdDh1UT09.webp?v=1768166366","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-watershed-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}