Quite An Undertaking

Written By: Veralyn Warkentin, based on memoir by Elizabeth Lycar & Lorrie Guymer

Alternate Titles: Story of Canada's first licensed female mortician

Synopsis: Play adaptation of the memoir "Quite an Undertaking" - the remarkable story of Canada's first licensed female mortician who lived and practiced in The Pas, Manitoba in the early part of the twentieth century.  

History: Femfest 2009 by Sarasvati Productions at the University of Winnipeg's Asper Centre for Theatre and Film, directed by Carolyn Gray

Forthcoming publication by Gelassenheit in "Acting Up Project" - An Anthology of Mennonite Playwrights.

Availability: Please contact the playwright at veralyn@shaw.ca

Running Time (mins): 46-75

Cast: 1M / 3F

Genres: Adaptation/Translation