Prodigals (play)
| Prodigals | |
|---|---|
| Original language | English |
| Written by | Sean Minogue |
| Characters | 6 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Setting | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario |
| Premiere | |
| Date | May 2011 |
| Place | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Prodigals is a 2011 play written by Sean Minogue about a group of twenty-somethings in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, who spend their days drinking in a bar while awaiting the results of a friend's murder trial.
Release
[edit]The play premiered in May 2011 in Vancouver, British Columbia as the first original production of the Twenty-Something Theatre company.[1] The premiere was directed by Peter Boychuk, produced by Sabrina Evertt, stage manager Aliya Rozenberg and featured Tara Pratt as Jen, Timothy Johnston as Wesley, Jameson Parker as Greg, Brandyn Eddy as Nips, Aslam Husain as Eliot, and Kirsten Kilburn as Nina.[citation needed]
A workshop production was previously produced in May 2010 at Vancouver's Havana restaurant and theatre,[2] which also elicited positive reactions from critics.[3]
Reception
[edit]The play was described as a "notable accomplishment" by Straight magazine[4] and "an impressive and polished first play" by Vancourier.[5]
Feature film adaptation
[edit]Minogue adapted his play into a feature screenplay[6] and sold the option to Vancouver-based production company Whiskaye Films,[7] the company behind the White Ninja web series. The film stars David Alpay and Sara Canning, both of whom previously appeared on The Vampire Diaries television series. Shot in Sault Ste. Marie and Vancouver,[8][9] the film premiered on November 30, 2017, at the Whistler Film Festival in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.[10]
Prodigals had in a limited theatrical run in spring 2018 by Toronto-based indie distributor LevelFilm.[11]
Book publication
[edit]Latitude 46 Publishing published Prodigals as a book in August 2025.[12] The book was launched in Toronto on September 8, 2025, at Canada's Theatre Museum.[13]
Writing for the Seaboard Review of Books, Anne M. Smith-Nochasak said the play is "not so much about Benny’s trial as it is a story of how we relate to home—why we stay, or why we leave."[14]
References
[edit]- ↑ Dana Gee (May 3, 2011). "Play Prodigals ponder friends' return". theprovince.com.
- ↑ John Lucas (May 4, 2011). "Prodigals' tale taps the Soo". The Georgia Straight.
- ↑ Colin Thomas (April 29, 2010). "Prodigals explores the terrain between adventure and compromise". The Georgia Straight.
- ↑ Colin Thomas (May 6, 2011). "Prodigals is a notable accomplishment". The Georgia Straight.
- ↑ "Prodigals brims with dirty realism". www.vancourier.com. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Prodigals is a play and forthcoming feature film written by Sean Minogue". seanminogue.com.
- ↑ "Prodigals". Whiskaye Films.
- ↑ Furminger, Sabrina. "Canada's 'coolest' film fest beckons". Westender. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
- ↑ nurun.com. "Minogue brings Prodigals to big screen". Sault Star. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
- ↑ "WFF17 FILMS | Whistler Film Festival". Whistler Film Festival. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
- ↑ "LevelFilm picks up Prodigals". Retrieved 2018-01-04.
- ↑ "Prodigals". Latitude 46.
- ↑ "Playwrights Canada Press Fall 2025 Book Launch". Canada's Theatre Museum.
- ↑ "Prodigals by Sean Minogue". Seaboard Review of Books.