This is the summary of the literary work I had chosen to cover for our class and I thought it would be interesting to add it to my blog.
Summary of Unnatural and Accidental Women
The play Unnatural and Accidental Women is based on a true story of a young woman who goes on a search to find her missing mother. Along the way, she encounters spirits of 10 native women who had been murdered through alcohol poisoning by the same man. The playwright who has constructed this true story of tragedy into a well-performed play is Marie Clements. Clements has written many plays and books as well as performing in over 50 theatrical productions. She has also spent time in the position of director and producer as she did with Unnatural and Accidental Women. Clements had written this play with the intent to bring awareness to violence against women, along with the discrimination against Natives that is still occurring present day. From this, Clements work was recognized in many festivals including The Women in View Festival. While this play is based on a true story, the dates on the police reports in which the murders had occurred set the arrangement of this work to be chronologically organized.
Clements, Marie. "Marie Clements: Home." 30 Mar 2009 http://www.marieclements.ca/ Most of my information has come from personal experience of reading the script and watching the play on my own.
