Collect The Selkie Wife Conceived By Kelley Jo Burke Issued As Textbook

ancient Celtic myth explodes in the centre of a modern Canadian family in this strikingly original drama by Kelley Jo Burke.

When Mary gets a surprise visit from her old friend Gen, we learn that Mary has a secret that could threaten her life with husband Cal and teenage daughter Brigit.

No ordinary secret, this, As it turns out,

Mary is a "selkie"a seal who sheds her skin to mate with a human male, then returns to the water with her offspring.
But Mary, happy with Cal, decided to stay on land, And now, twenty years later, Gen has come to take her back into the water,
Accompanying Gen is Dylan, her vital young seal lover in human form, whose animal attraction to Brigit is immediately evident.
In a very short time, the ordinary world Mary has built is turned upsidedown,
The situation is ripe for laughter, and there are moments of uproarious comedy throughout the play, But Burke's themes are serious, and the questions her characters face go to very the essence of their lives The Selkie Wife is a dramatic meditation about love and sex, about freedom and oppression, about making concessions and making choices.
An excellent, insightful, magical drama, Kelley Jo Burke is an American born, Winnipeg raised award winning playwright , director, storyteller, documentarian for CBC Radio Ones IDEAS, and producer and broadcaster.
Her plays have been produced and published in Canada, and around the world, including Somewhere Sask, Indie Ink, upcoming “Ducks on the Moon” Hagios, The Selkie Wife Scirocco, Janes Thumb Signature, and Charming and Rose: True Love Blizzard.
She dramaturges, directs and produces for stage and regional and national radio and was the host/producer of CBC Saskatchewans radio arts performance hour SoundXchange.
She has been a workshop leader in creative process, writing, performance, and creative non fiction writing and production for than twenty Kelley Jo Burke is an American born, Winnipeg raised award winning playwright , director, storyteller, documentarian for CBC Radio Ones IDEAS, and producer and broadcaster.
Her plays have been produced and published in Canada, and around the world, including "Somewhere Sask, ", Indie Ink, upcoming “Ducks on the Moon” Hagios, "The Selkie Wife" Scirocco, "Jane's Thumb" Signature, and "Charming and Rose: True Love Blizzard.
She dramaturges, directs and produces for stage and regional and national radio and was the host/producer of CBC Saskatchewans radio arts performance hour SoundXchange.
She has been a workshop leader in creative process, writing, performance, and creative non fiction writing and production for than twenty years.
She is a cultural citizen, serving on Saskatchewan Arts Board juries, judging awards and competitions, a sought after speaker and panel member for many conferences and arts events, past president of the Saskatchewan Playwrights Centre, and past executive member of the Playwrights Guild of Canada.
She waswinner of the Saskatchewan Lieutenant Governors Award for Leadership in the Arts, theCity of Regina Writing Award her third time receiving that award, and theSaskatoon and Area Theatre Award for Playwriting.
While she has yet to earn any awards for it, she is the mother of three, sitelink.