''Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes'' is a 2020 play written by Canadian playwright
Hannah Moscovitch
Hannah Moscovitch (born June 5, 1978) is a Canadian playwright who rose to national prominence in the 2000s. She is best known for her plays ''East of Berlin'', ''This Is War'', "Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story", and '' Sexual Misconduct of the Mi ...
Playwrights Canada Press
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Notable books
*''The Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God'', Djanet Sears ( ...
in 2021.
Plot
After his third divorce, a novelist and star lecturer is tortured with self-loathing when he notices himself liking a pupil — a girl in a red coat. The girl turns out to be a major fan of his work and who just so happens to live down the street from him.
Dates, venues, and companies
Following a first reading in the United States, ''Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes'' has been performed for audiences in Canada and in Australia.
* 2017 - Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle, Washington (first reading)
* 2020 - Tarragon Theatre, Toronto, Ontario (premiere)
* 2021 -
Southbank Theatre
Southbank Theatre is a performing arts venue located in the Southbank region of Melbourne, Victoria. It is the principal home of the Melbourne Theatre Company. The theatre was designed by ARM Architecture (Ashton Raggatt McDougall), and opened ...
The play had its first reading in June 2017 at the Seattle Repertory Theatre in Seattle, Washington and had its world premiere at the Tarragon Theatre, in Toronto, Ontario, known for its development, creation and encouragement of new work in Canada.
Hannah Moscovitch
Hannah Moscovitch (born June 5, 1978) is a Canadian playwright who rose to national prominence in the 2000s. She is best known for her plays ''East of Berlin'', ''This Is War'', "Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story", and '' Sexual Misconduct of the Mi ...
– Playwright
* Sarah Garton Stanley – Director
* Eva Barrie – Assistant Director
* Michael Gianfrancesco – Set Designer
* Michael Gianfrancesco – Costume Designer
* Bonnie Beecher – Lighting Designer
* Hilary Pitman – Assistant Lighting Designer
* Julian Iacob – Assistant Lighting Designer
* Miquelon Rodriguez – Sound Designer
* Laura Warren – Video Designer
* Joanna Falck – Dramaturge
* Siobhan Richardson – Intimacy Coach
Production
* Daniel Oulton – Stage Manager
* Jaimee Hall – Apprentice Stage Manager
* Jahnelle Jones-Williams – Resident Student
Staff
* Gerry Egan – Production Manager
* John Thomson – Technical Director
* Kathleen Johnston – Head of Wardrobe
* Shaw Forgeron – Interim Head of Properties
* Andrew Chute
Australian crew
Cast
* Annie: Izabella Yena
* Jon:
Dan Spielman
Dan Spielman (born 1979) is an Australian actor. His career spans film, television and theatre.
Spielman grew up with his younger sister in Beaumaris, Melbourne. Without formal acting training, Spielman has worked in theatre, television and fil ...
Creative team
* Petra Kalive – Director
* Marg Horwell – Set and Costume Designer
* Rachel Burke – Lighting Designer
* Darius Kedros – Composer and Sound Designer
* Isabella Vadiveloo – Assistant Director
* Michala Banas – Intimacy Coordinator
* Xanthe Beesley – Movement Consultant
2021 Governor General's Awards
The shortlisted nominees for the 2021 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 14, 2021, and the winners were announced on November 17.#metoo movement on its head with a sizable goose egg bump at the premiere", and Carly Maga, theatre critic at the ''
Toronto Star
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'' calls Moscovitch, "in control of her narrative, which she increasingly makes clear in her characterizations", claiming it to be "a powerful thing to witness." In Melbourne, Jane Mulkerrins at '' The Age'' adds the play explores "deftly subverting traditional tropes within the age-old story of a student-teacher affair".