''Whale Riding Weather'' is a play by Canadian playwright Bryden MacDonald. It is written for three male actors. The characters are Lyle, a bitter aged queen in a downward spiral, Auto, Lyle's younger lover, and Jude, a man younger still that Auto has just met.

Synopsis

A fading old queen finds his life ebbing away from him, as his younger lover also slips away with a new, even younger man.

Production history

The play premiered at Factory Theatre in Toronto in 1991, and has been produced at Neptune Theatre (Halifax), Touchstone Theatre in Vancouver, Plutonium Playhouse in Halifax, and Cape Breton University Boardmore Playhouse in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Talonbooks published the script in 1994. It was nominated for the

Governor General's Award The Governor General's Awards are a collection of annual awards presented by the governor general of Canada, recognizing distinction in numerous academic, artistic, and social fields. The first award was conceived and inaugurated in 1937 by the ...

for Drama.

References

Plays by Bryden MacDonald Canadian LGBTQ-related plays 1991 plays {{1990s-play-stub