{"product_id":"the-cull-9781990738739","title":"The Cull","description":"\u003cp\u003eA group of longtime friends gathers for an intimate 25th anniversary dinner celebration as a forest fire rages out of control in the nearby mountains of southeastern BC. When an unexpected gift transforms a discussion about the local wolf cull into a heated argument over economic inequality, conflicting values within the tight-knit group are revealed. \u003ci\u003eThe Cull\u003c\/i\u003e contrasts the dynamics of human self-interest with the instinctive communal behaviour of wolves... turning this particular dinner party into a night of \"eat or be eaten.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichele Riml is a critically acclaimed playwright from Vancouver, British Columbia. Michele's first play \u003ci\u003eSouvenirs\u003c\/i\u003e won the BC Young Playwrights Search. Some of her plays include \u003ci\u003eUnder the Influence, Poster Boys, RAGE\u003c\/i\u003e (winner 2005 Sydney Risk Award), \u003ci\u003eOn the Edge, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Amaryllis, \u003c\/i\u003e which was produced by The Search Party and premiered at the Fire Hall Theatre in Vancouver in the fall of 2020. \u003ci\u003eThe Cull, \u003c\/i\u003e co-written with Michael St. John Smith, premiered at the Arts Club Theatre in 2023. Michele's play \u003ci\u003eSexy Laundry\u003c\/i\u003e has been translated into more than fifteen languages, with ongoing productions in Canada, the United States and Europe, along with its sequel \u003ci\u003eHenry and Alice: Into the Wild.\u003c\/i\u003e Michele's plays for young audiences include \u003ci\u003eThe Skinny Lie, The Invisible Girl\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTree Boy, \u003c\/i\u003e published by \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e and most recently produced in Athens, Greece. Her most recent play, \u003ci\u003eShe Shoots, She Scores!\u003c\/i\u003e, an adaptation of hockey legend Cammi Granato's book \u003ci\u003eI Can Play, Too!\u003c\/i\u003e, will premiere in 2026 with Green Thumb Theatre. Michele is an FPA graduate from Simon Fraser University. In 2008, she was nominated for the Siminovitch prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael St. John Smith is a writer, film actor, and screenwriting instructor. Michael has authored four stage plays, including the Jessie-nominated \u003ci\u003eSlaying Dragons, The Biz \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Bridge\u003c\/i\u003e (co-written with Michele Riml for Pi Theatre and produced as a CBC podcast.) His fourth play, \u003ci\u003eThe Cull\u003c\/i\u003e (co-written with Michele Riml), premiered at the Arts Club in January, 2023. Michael has also written several commissioned screenplays. These include an adaptation of the Ivan Coyote novel, \u003ci\u003eBow Grip\u003c\/i\u003e, with Telefilm Canada, \u003ci\u003eThe Pen and the Sword, \u003c\/i\u003e an animated TV pilot for Devine Entertainment, and most recently, \u003ci\u003eArchangel, \u003c\/i\u003e an original sci-fi feature co-written with \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author, William Gibson, with support from the Harold Greenberg Fund. \u003ci\u003eArchangel\u003c\/i\u003e was adapted as a graphic novel and is currently being developed as a TV series with Copperheart Entertainment. Michael graduated from Harvard University with honours in English Literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scirocco Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51985512923410,"sku":"9781990738739","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6acb81d9-0dfb-4aa4-a8d3-d2c05ceabf68.jpg?v=1769538831","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-cull-9781990738739","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}