Beyond the Castle

Memorial

by Steven Gallagher

“Right now, with all of you here, I am the happiest I have ever been. Right now, seeing all of you here in front of me, this is the best memory of my life.”

Wouldn’t it be nice to hear all the nice things people say about you at your funeral? A dying man plans his own funeral and then makes plans to attend.  It’s about meeting death, on your own terms.

Memorial was first developed as part of Driftwood Theatre’s Trafalgar 24 play-creation festival and is the inaugural Beyond the Castle project. It was selected from among six plays by a jury of theatre professionals, critics, and audience members at Trafalgar 24, 2011.

Winning playwright Steven Gallagher has been commissioned by Driftwood Theatre to expand upon his original 10-minute play and Memorial will undergo a workshop process from January 26 to 28, 2012, culminating in a public reading as part of Driftwood’s new-play development program, Beyond the Castle.