• How this story begins

  • Dec 5 2024
  • Length: 34 mins
  • Podcast

  • Summary

  • Pieces of Paradise is a beautiful audio play reaching beyond tragedy to hope and grace, from award-winning Canadian playwright Patti Flather.


    Follow four animals as they watch over and guide their humans in connecting with each other.


    This story explores difficult human experiences. For a content warning see ⁠www.piecesofparadiseplay.com⁠


    Episode 1 Synopsis

    We meet two dogs, a snake and a warbler, and the humans they’re connected with.

    Wally is an unemployed logger struggling to get by with his beloved dog Lucky. George, a family doctor desperate to save his marriage, finds solace in birds. His daughter Rachel scratches her dog Pooks’ ears one more time, ready to leave her nest after the pandemic and fly away. Her childhood friend Kal is off volunteering across the world but with a secret plan. Sparks fly as they begin their journeys. Lucky shares the story of his rescue.


    Credits:

    Patti Flather – Creator, Director, Co-Artistic Producer & Linda

    Wren Brian – Web Designer/Developer, Co-Artistic Producer & Chloe

    Jordy Walker – Sound Designer & Audio Producer

    Calla Paleczny – Composer

    Jasmine Chen – Dramaturg

    Carman Lam Brar – Kal

    Jordan Kaltenbruner – Rachel

    Ken Green – Wally

    Roy Neilson – George

    Antoinette GreenOliph – Pooks

    Asad Chishti – Lucky

    Christine Genier – Snake

    Katherine McCallum – Yellow Warbler

    Lillian Nakamura Maguire – Nana

    Jenna Roebuck – Illustrator

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