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Opening night jitters

Photo by Cylla von Tiedemann (Soulpepper)

Jitters

By David French

Jitters, David French’s backstage comedy, opens on the night of a preview of a new play, The Care and Treatment of Roses. Within minutes, the audience is plunged into the world of the theatre – larger-than-life personalities, easily bruised egos, contradictory interpretations of role and script – complicated by faulty props, close quarters, lost lines, and bad reviews, and all magnified by the opening night “jitters” of cast, crew, writer, and director.

Production History

Jitters premiered at the Tarragon Theatre in Toronto, Ontario, on February 13, 1979, under the direction of Bill Glassco.

Production Facts

  • Winner - Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award (1980)

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