Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes
Awards
2021 Governor General's Literary Award for Drama
By Hannah Moscovitch
Directed by Eda Holmes
A provocative look into the intimate challenges within academia in the #MeToo era, this exploration of consent and exploitation won the Governor General’s Award in 2021. Eda Holmes directs this Montreal production starring Marcel Jeannin and Inès Defossé.
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Known for her up-to-the-minute plays with shocking twists, Hannah Moscovitch takes on the topic of sexual misconduct in this present-day play. This story features two perspectives on the same relationship, asking the question: who owns this narrative?
Jon Macklem is a teacher in the middle of his third divorce. Lonely and full of self-loathing, he begins an illicit relationship with Annie—one of his nineteen-year-old students. The echoes of their relationship reverberate in the years that follow, growing from a rumble to a roar once #MeToo breaks.