More popular than Freshie. (Front and Center). (theater review)
American Theatre, October, 2002 by Kohn, Martin F.
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From his home in Toronto, Michael Healey can tell when an American theatre starts rehearsing his play The Drawer Boy. Invariably, Yank directors e-mail to ask about Freshie, a product that one of the characters mentions.
"Freshie is Canadian Kool Aid," Healey says. It comes in packets, in different flavors. You add water and "a shitload of sugar."
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The Drawer Boy, about two middle-aged farmers and a young actor in rural Ontario, is likewise compact and contains humor, poignancy, a secret-and a fair amount of sweetness. Unlike Freshie, it enjoys growing ...
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