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category: Drama
published: Mar 2010
ISBN:9781770912298
publisher: Playwrights Canada Press

Toronto the Good

by Andrew Moodie

tagged: canadian
Description

When top Crown attorney Thomas Matthews, a victim of racial profiling himself, is assigned to prosecute the accused against a Left-leaning white attorney, tensions mount and personal politics bubble to the surface. Cutting deep into the lawyers' private lives, their families and foibles are richly portrayed as an integral part of Toronto's shifting mosaic. From an ostensibly routine traffic stop, each character must come to terms with the city's racial politics and how they have shaped their own beliefs and prejudices. Written in response to the rise of gun crime in the streets of Canada's largest city, Toronto the Good probes the problems that perpetuate the changing metropolis and explores how they have been allowed to flourish.

About the Author

Andrew Moodie

Award-winning playwright and actor Andrew Moodie has written a number of plays, including Riot, Oui, Wilbur County Blues, and A Common Man’s Guide to Loving Women. He lives and works in Toronto
Editorial Reviews

"One of the most relevant works to hit a Toronto stage in years."

— EYE Weekly

"Moodie provides no concrete answers, but he's given Toronto audiences something to mull over, providing an opening for discussion, learning—and perhaps most importantly—growth."

— New Theatre Review

"A provocative new play about race relations…"

— CBC News

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