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The Mollycoddlers
by John Corrigan
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 Left to right: Michael Capon, Kyla Todd, Nick Neokleous, John Corrigan, Sandy Turcotte |
Ed, too enthusiastic about the prospects, cannot keep it a secret during a night of drinking at the tavern. Soon, a whole cast of wannabe pirates have crashed the party. There's Dee, an accident looking for a place to happen whose intelligence is not his strong point. There's Bart, whose main contribution to the pirates' adventures is musical accompaniment. And there's Jim, who ever since falling through the ice a while back is afraid of, well, pretty much everything. And there's Jim's wife Jane, who knows more about pirating than any of the men because her uncle is a real pirate.
Stanley's plan quickly spirals out of control as he attempts to organize his "gang" and carry out the raid. The inept pirates somehow manage to make it back alive, but their pirated treasure may not be what it seems.
 Left to right: Phil Perrin, Grant Buckler, John Corrigan, Sandy Turcotte, Terry Wade, Nick Neokleous |
John Corrigan
Since graduating from Drama at Queen's University in 1983, John Corrigan has been acting like an adult and teacher—both to mostly good reviews. The Mollycoddlers, his first play, was produced by the Thousand Islands Playhouse in 2009 and then by Dundas County Players in 2011.
John co-wrote the 2010 Playhouse production of Up the River. His play Island Getaway was first produced by Lennox Community Theatre in 2013, and by Domino in 2016.
When not writing, John can be seen playing hockey or perhaps on stage at Domino. As well, he likes to swear and go for long walks in the woods with his golf clubs.
Sketches by Joanne Gervais and Sasha Hill