{"product_id":"the-ballad-of-ginger-goodwin-kitimat-two-plays-for-workers-9781772014471","title":"The Ballad of Ginger Goodwin \u0026 Kitimat: Two Plays for Workers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiscover how Canada got the eight-hour workday! Visit the first town to vote on Big Oil!\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Ballad of Ginger Goodwin\u003c\/em\u003e recreates the events surrounding the mysterious death of Albert \"Ginger\" Goodwin, who led a strike at a Canadian zinc smelter in Trail, BC, that brought the WW I British war machine to a halt. In \u003cem\u003eKitimat\u003c\/em\u003e, residents of an industry town in the glorious BC wilderness struggle to decide between economic prosperity and environmental protection when they must vote yes or no to a proposed oil pipeline.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Ballad of Ginger Goodwin\u003c\/em\u003e: Cast of 2 women and 3 men\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKitimat\u003c\/em\u003e: Flexible casting, between 6 and 16 actors of different genders\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eElaine Ávila's plays are produced in Central America, Europe, the U.S., Canada, and Australia. Her Best New Play Awards include: \u003cem\u003eJane Austen, Action Figure\u003c\/em\u003e (Festival de los Cocos, Panamá City), \u003cem\u003e Lieutenant Nun\u003c\/em\u003e (Victoria Critics Circle), and \u003cem\u003eCafé a Brasileira \u003c\/em\u003e(Disquiet International Literary Program in Lisbon). Her most recent play, \u003ci\u003eFado\u003c\/i\u003e, won the award for Favourite Musical in Victoria, BC. She has taught in universities from Portugal to Tasmania (lutruwita), China to Panama, and is the co-founder of the International Climate Change Theatre Action, involving fifty playwrights, two hundred venues, and twelve thousand audience members worldwide. A 2019 Fulbright Scholar at the University of the Azores, Ávila now lives in New Westminster, British Columbia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Talonbooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50387978748178,"sku":"9781772014471","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_81843fe0-f0db-47c9-b745-bf87c45ca98a.jpg?v=1728885410","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-ballad-of-ginger-goodwin-kitimat-two-plays-for-workers-9781772014471","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}