By Daniel MacIvor

Story:

A hilarious and fast-paced read, as old friends gather thirty years after graduation from high

school. The gents get together in a hotel where they are celebrating a class reunion. The five get together in a hotel room, where through memories and excessive drinking, we get more nostalgic in memories and revelations. An interesting collection of people, as they look back to their golden years in high school, reveal their present situation and give us a glimpse of their hopes for the future – what is left of it or the “first day” of what is to come. Drinkin’ and sharing, as all the secrets come out, it becomes drunkenly honest. A bit too honest. A bit too drunk . A finale.

Characters:

• Paul is a shy engineer who has returned from Calgary for the occasion.
• Doug is a real estate agent working in Halifax. He lies to his wife and is a braggart about his achievements as a salesman.
• Jeff is a “swinger” who would have preferred to have children, but his wife barred such thoughts.

And here comes our two gals:

• Kathy is a lonely and shy woman who has not found a lasting relationship with a man. Everyone knows she never graduated from high school, and we are all finally talking about it.
• Laura is a mail carrier and just as lonely as Kathy. Everyone but Laura is sure she’s a lesbian. She finds some fulfilment by being a foster parent to children in Africa.

All the characters have nicknames:

Paul ‘Nurk’ Kennedy
Dougie ‘Dookie’ Duke
Jeff ‘Heffer’ MacInnis
Laura ‘Boots’ Boutlier
Kathy ‘Bitsy’ Cameron

This staged reading will be at Peninsula Studio Theatre from January 22 – 25, 2026.

Rehearsals will be in December 2025 and January 2026. Actors are paid an honorarium and get free parking.

Auditions:

Auditions will be held at Peninsula Productions (14600 North Bluff Road, White Rock) on November 3rd, starting 6 PM.

**If you would like to audition, please send your headshot and resume, and preference of role to [email protected] by November 2. 

Those chosen to audition will be sent the sides to prepare and, time slot for your group audition.

We look forward to hearing from you!