Every day after school, seventeen-year-old Timothy waits at the neighbourhood crosswalk where years earlier his older sister disappeared. Every day he crosses the street with Jim, the elderly crossing guard. It's a ritual Timothy thinks might go on forever, until one day he arrives and Jim is absent. Instead, standing at the crosswalk is a young woman—a young woman who looks a lot like his missing sister. The Crossing Guard is a tender meditation on the limits of fidelity.
Ben's teenaged daughter Claire is hit by a car. To ease his conscience, Leon, the driver, approaches Ben with a cheque. Which Ben takes. But now why is Leon calling Ben at work and showing up on his front lawn? And what's going on with Claire, now recovered, throwing rocks at the window of the boy who lives across the street? In Full Light is a riveting exploration of obligation, obsession and desire.
Daniel Karasik is a writer, actor, and artistic director of the independent theatre company Tango Co. In Full Light was a hit at the 2007 SummerWorks Theatre Festival, where it won the festival's Jury Prize for Best New Play and was voted Outstanding New Play by NOW Magazine. His poetry and fiction have appeared in major literary magazines across Canada and in the United States, including The Malahat Review, The New Quarterly, and Per Contra.
"The Crossing Guard reverberates with emotion and gentle humour." —Jon Kaplan, NOW Magazine
"The Crossing Guard reverberates with emotion and gentle humour. "
"The Crossing Guard reverberates with emotion and gentle humour. "
"The Crossing Guard reverberates with emotion and gentle humour. "