theatre: icemen

between the powerful and the powerless, desperation takes root. icemen is a new play by award-winning canadian playwright vern thiessen.
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icemen

by vern thiessen / alberta debut

set at the height of the great depression, having money means having power. not having it means someone else gets to decide what you're worth. power is the only play. icemen, a new thriller by governor general’s literary award-winning playwright vern thiessen, takes us into a world where survival is a daily fight, wealth determines whose life matters, and those with the least to lose may have the most to fight for. desperation has a way of making people dangerous. a thriller that circles power, class, and the consequences of refusing to stay in your own lane.

as edge-of-your-seat theatre goes, it’s hard to top vern thiessen’s icemen. stephen near, hamilton city magazine
first commissioned by theatre by the bay, thiessen wrote the piece knowing little about the simcoe region or the town of barrie. yet, diving into the historical record of ice harvesters, the playwright fashioned a story of both love and revenge as well as how industry and wealth separate people into the haves and have nots. hamilton city magazine