Anne-Marie MacDonald

The “lawyer play” is an annual fundraiser at the Great Canadian Theatre Company (GCTC), and has run for the last 24 years. This year’s production is Canadian author and playwright Anne-Marie MacDonald’s Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet). But, you must be wondering what a “lawyer play” is exactly. We got to chat with Jennifer Bond and Amanda Montague-Reinholdt, who both play the lead role of Constance in this year’s show, to learn a bit more about this unique event.

Taking the pages of a book and transforming them into a stage, a set, performers, and a play is a remarkable feat that requires patience, players, and talent. Fall on Your Knees, the 1996 novel by Ann-Marie MacDonald had just that when co-creators Alisa Palmer and Hannah Moscovitch sat down to transform this Canadian classic from page to production.