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Albert Schultz In Conversation with playwright David French
Sunday, June 28, 3 pm.
TheatreBooks Third Floor Salon (not wheelchair accessible)
To mark the publication, for the first time in one volume, of Leaving Home, Of The Fields Lately and Salt Water Moon: Three Mercer Plays and the Soulpepper production of Of The Fields Lately, please join us for an intimate conversation between one of Canada's most gifted playwrights, David French and the visionary Soulpepper Artistic Director, Albert Schultz, as they discuss the background sources of David's timeless dramas about the Mercer family
Attend the event and you'll have a chance to win a pair of tickets to the Soulpepper production. No purchase necessary. The Mercer Plays now available in softcover, $24.95.
No admission, but reservations required. Space very limited. To reserve, phone TheatreBooks (416) 922-7175 M-F 10-7; Sa 10-6; Su 12-5 OR e-mail action@theatrebooks - please indicate Mercer Plays in subject line.

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Congratulations to May 29 winner David Matheson of Toronto, and to June 10th winner Lucinda Rajaselvan of Scarborough. One draw remains on July 3.

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No purchase necessary. Intended for promotional use only. All the plays of the Shaw 2009 Season are available at TheatreBooks.

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