Stabat Mater — The Mother Remains
By Lauree Laing

For all of recorded history, he has marched off to war
For all of unrecorded history, she has awaited his return

"My son was just nineteen when he killed another man, another boy…a boy whose mother waited for him to return home that night, too." ~Crystal

Three waiting women, three epic ages, one unimaginable purgatory: awaiting the return of a child gone off to war. Critically-acclaimed playwright Lauree Laing weaves insight, humour and depth into this one-act play. She masterfully tells a story of opposing forces-- love and hate, peace and anger.

Herself a mother of a Canadian soldier, Laing gives us a glimpse into the tormented souls of the families left behind. She allows us to journey through the anguished minds and hearts of the hopeful mothers who remain.

Lauree, a member of Dragonfly Media Publishing, is a winner in the 2006 Stepping Stones playwriting competition for her piece "Fontaine of Youth" produced and presented in Ajax, Ontario in the spring of 2006.

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NEW! See the performance of Stabat Mater Saturday, November 4, 2006 in the Kemptville Player's "Liscence to Act". More details »

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