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Panhandled

by Brendan Gall


panhandled

Robert Kingston as "Peter"
Brendan Gall as "Damage"
Tricia Lahde as "Susan"
Tim Gentle as "Benny"

Directed by Christopher Stanton

Set and Lighting Design by Patrick Beagan
Stage Managed by Amy Levett
Stage Hands Laurie Graham & Christian Morgan
Photography by Lisa Stanton

Performed at St. Vladimir Theatre, Toronto, in January 2004.

Peter gets up every day, goes to work, then comes home and goes to sleep. He certainly didn’t spend his childhood dreaming that one day he might be in insurance – but he does what he has to do to get by. As Peter says himself, “It’s called Living In The Real World! It’s called Making Sacrifices!” But something happened to Peter last night. Something very, very bad.

So, in an attempt to karmically re-align his crumbling world, Peter makes a decision. This morning he will do something good. He will finally give a toonie to a man on the street corner he passes every day. That man’s name is Damage. And Damage... will not take Peter’s damn toonie.

Damage wants Peter to live with his guilt a little longer...

The Panhandled Set: From Patrick Beagan's Sketch to the Stage

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