aerwacol

a play by Sean Dixon
w/ an afterword by Jason Dewinetz

“This play began with a single word, found many years ago in an Anglo Saxon dictionary: Aerwacol means 'early awake.' It was, I thought, beautiful, and it made me wonder who might have been up so early all those centuries ago, and why, and what was on her mind, that she would have spoken such a word for the first time. If it were practical to perform a play outdoors at sunrise, instead of at sunset, I would chose for Aerwacol to be performed in such a way, since it begins in darkness and moves steadily towards the light.”

Sean Dixon

Aerwacol was originally performed during the summer of 2000 at the Belfry Theatre in Victoria, followed by a tour to outdoor stages in Toronto and Vancouver by Theatre SKAM.

Sean Dixon is a graduate of the acting section of the National Theatre School and a founding member of the Winnipeg theatre troupe PRIMUS. Sean's book, AWOL: Three Plays for Theatre SKAM, was recently published by Coach House Press.

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