High Sticking
by Mark Brownell

Lunchbox Theatre 1990, Fringe Tour 1989

Coach Kingston Tells it Like it Is, Eleanor, and Life Without Gretzky. Three short plays about hockey, communism, religion and despair. Original Cast: Mark Brownell, David Christoffel, Brian Stollery, Sue Miner.

Selected Press:

Toronto Star
“Together, the three plays are entertaining 75 minutes of theatre, smartly written by Mark Brownell, minimally staged by director Alan Williams and uniformly well-acted.”

NOW Magazine
“The playwright’s particular talent is humorously weaving several other important obsessions into the hockey fabric: sexuality, violence, art and especially organized religion are all lampooned, sometimes simultaneously.”

Edmonton Sun
“High Sticking is a thoroughly entertaining look at life through the eyes of hockey-loving Canucks.”