Meet Lucille, Paul, Liset, and Jim. Best friends, sisters, spouses – stumbling in the dark one year after a tragic loss. They struggle to find each other again, when a mysterious fox shows up with a curious gift. Simultaneously heartbreaking and heartwarming – a complex and hopeful story of love, loss, and letting go.
“… a down-to-earth drama that is as hopeful as it is mournful, full of life and lovable characters”
– J. Kelly Nestruck, The Globe and Mail
“The dextrous telling of a familiar story … how reconnecting is not only possible but necessary.”
– Lisa McKeown, Now Magazine
“While the material of This is How We Got Here is deep, the show didn’t leave me feeling anything dark. Instead, I was happy to have experienced the talent of everyone involved, and to have gained perspective on what I felt were honest and true reactions to the tragedy of suicide.”
– Jeff Kerr, Mooney on Theatre
“Humour has always been a big part of how my family operates. If we could make my mother laugh, we knew we wouldn’t get into trouble. My mom was a 911 dispatcher. Her job was to speak to people on their worst day, every shift, for thirty-one years. I don’t think it is a coincidence that she filled every other part of her life with humour and laughter. Looking back now, I know it was her way of coping. I feel the same way about plays dealing with challenging subject matter. Laughter has always been the best way for a playwright to take care of me in the theatre, and I have always tried to return the favour. Yes, the play deals with difficult subject matter, but hopefully it will also make you smile and laugh too.”
