Winner of the Chris Johnson Award for Best Play by a Manitoba Author
Finalist for the John Hirsch Award for Most Promising Manitoba Writer
When Jackie comes back to her childhood home after separating from her husband, she thinks her biggest problem will be readjusting to life on a smaller bed. She’s surprised to learn, however, that her mother has given that bed away to a Sudanese refugee!
When Deng crashes Jackie’s newly purchased car and then reveals that he doesn’t have a driver’s license, Jackie must make a choice. Will she make a personal sacrifice on behalf of someone who has lived through the worst?
About the Author
A Theatre graduate from the University of Winnipeg, Trish Cooper has worked as an actor and a writer in Winnipeg and Toronto. She began writing sketch comedy with the Royal Liechtenstein Theatre Company and wrote for the Fringe Festival circuit including The Year of the Panda (with Vanessa Macrae), The Comment Card, and Homely Woman #2. Social Studies, which Trish developed during her time in the Prairie Theatre Exchange Playwrights Unit, won the Chris Johnson Award in 2017. Cooper lives in Winnipeg.
