Eddie Mann’s first life was as a teacher, which he loved. He retired after 31 years and decided to become a financial advisor, which he hated. That was his second life. We come across Eddie standing on the ledge of the sixth floor of St. Vincent’s Hospital, freshly fired by his only client and entertaining the notion of making a very quick trip to the parking lot when along comes a quirky passerby who calls himself Angel. After an even quirkier conversation, Eddie makes a big decision.
Characters:
Eddie – a retired teacher turned financial advisor
Angel – a resident of St. Vincent’s
Earl – an orderly at St. Vincent’s
Playwright:
A Fredericton native, John graduated from UNB with a degree in biology and immediately made the natural career leap to business administration, accounting and finance. For the last 20 years, he has followed his passion of writing for theatre. His plays, mostly comedies, involve ordinary people who find themselves in not-so-ordinary situations. His first professional production, Between Friends, was staged in Port Dover in 2008. Since then, he has had a number of plays produced mostly in Canada, but also the US. He is a member of the Playwright’s Guild of Canada and the Playwright Atlantic Resource Center (PARC).