Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    The Hours That Remain
    The Hours That Remain
    The Hours That Remain
    Ebook109 pages32 minutes

    The Hours That Remain

    By Keith Barker

    5/5

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    Denise has spent the last five years dedicated to uncovering the truth behind her sister Michelle's disappearance. Haunted by loose ends, she begins seeing visions of Michelle, who gradually guides her in the right direction. As Denise's marriage and sanity crumble around her, she remains committed to unearthing an unfathomable truth, and coming to terms with a painfully crucial realization—one she has been desperately avoiding.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPlaywrights Canada Press
    Release dateJun 15, 2013
    ISBN9781770911376
    The Hours That Remain
    Author

    Keith Barker

    Keith Barker is a member of the Métis Nation of Ontario. He is a playwright, actor, and director from Northwestern Ontario, and the current artistic director at Native Earth Performing Arts in Toronto. Winner of the Dora Mavor Moore Award and the Playwrights Guild of Canada's Carol Bolt Award for best new play, Keith was a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award for English Drama in 2018 for his play This Is How We Got Here. He received a Saskatchewan and Area Theatre Award for Excellence in Playwriting for his play The Hours That Remain as well as a Yukon Arts Award for Best Art for Social Change. His audio play, Every Minute of Every Day,will premiere as part of Factory Theatre’s You Can’t Get There From Here podcast play series in March 2021.

    Related to The Hours That Remain

    Related ebooks

    Performing Arts For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      “Where Did You Laugh?”

      Dec 14, 2019

      “Where Did You Laugh?”
      4 min read

    • Article

      My 21st-century Touchstone Play: Theatre Stars Share The Shows That Shook Them To The Core

      Feb 19, 2021

      Here at the Evening Standard, we recently tried to pull together the 21st-century’s greatest plays (read our list and see if you agree). But what about those plays that impact us more personally, that seem to speak to us directly and leave us getting

      7 min read

    • Article

      Pain And Love In The Backyard

      Feb 25, 2020

      In Will Arbery’s new play, five conservative Catholics in Wyoming gather late at night by a fire pit to argue, commiserate, and face the uncertain future of their faith and their country. Danya Taymor, who directed the play’s premiere at New York Cit

      8 min read

    • Article

      The 10 Best Shows

      Dec 19, 2016

      The 10 Best Shows
      3 min read

    • Article

      Refugees

      Mar 1, 2019

      Refugees
      12 min read

    • Article

      Qui Nguyen Finds a Home in Orange County

      Apr 2, 2019

      As a playwright, I’m a little bit ADD artistically,” says Qui Nguyen. “I get bored really quickly. I put things in there that are kind of wild, just to keep myself entertained.” Nguyen’s breakthrough play, Vietgone, illustrates exactly what he’s talk

      5 min read

    • Article

      Polly Stenham

      Jun 4, 2016

      Polly Stenham
      1 min read

    • Article

      Greater Clements

      Apr 27, 2020

      Greater Clements
      88 min read

    • Article

      Denise Gough: From Feral Brilliance In 'People, Places & Things' To A Broadway Debut In 'Angels In America'

      Dec 5, 2017

      NEW YORK - At the start of Duncan Macmillan's "People, Places & Things," which concluded its triumphant run at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn on Sunday, Emma, an actress with a serious substance abuse problem, is flailing about in Chekhov's "The Sea

      6 min read

    • Article

      Onstage March 19

      Feb 25, 2019

      Onstage March 19
      26 min read

    • Article

      Mfa Or The Highway?

      Dec 25, 2019

      FOR YEARS, I IDENTIFIED AS A PLAY ‑ wright who wanted an MFA. I had seen those coveted three letters in almost every playwright’s bio, often attached to an illustrious university—an Ivy, or maybe a West Coast equivalent. I spent three autumns writing

      12 min read

    • Article

      Review: Martyna Majok's Pulitzer-winning Drama 'Cost Of Living' Has Found An Ideal Home

      Nov 13, 2018

      LOS ANGELES - Two of the best productions this fall have happened at intimate theaters that are keeping up with the exciting developments in American playwriting. Earlier this season, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' "Gloria" was presented by Echo Theater Com

      3 min read

    • Article

      Carrie Coon Has Drawn Acclaim for Her TV Work, but Her Return to Theater in 'Mary Jane' Brings a Welcome Clarity of Character

      Oct 27, 2017

      NEW YORK - You can tell by the way Carrie Coon confidently maneuvers around the tables of a crowded Tribeca restaurant that this is an actress who has hit her stride. She recently completed two tours of television duty, receiving acclaim for her work

      6 min read

    • Article

      Black Stage Report

      Feb 25, 2019

      Black Stage Report
      15 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for The Hours That Remain

    5/5

    1 rating0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      The Hours That Remain - Keith Barker

      We begin in the dark. It’s the wind we hear first, with the sounds of the forest at night. Now there are crickets, and then a transport truck approaching from the horizon. It’s as if we are standing along the Trans-Canada Highway with our eyes shut. The truck passes us and slowly fades away. The stars come out, and then the sound of warm whispers permeates the air. They blend into a cacophony of sound. At its crescendo everything shatters into silence followed by the systematic snuffing out of the stars and we are back in black again. Lights snap back on. We are in DANIEL and DENISE’s house. DANIEL is sitting watching television. DENISE enters. She stands looking out the window for a long time.

      DANIEL

      She’ll be here.

      Silence.

      Well, waiting at the window isn’t going to make it happen any quicker.

      DENISE

      I know.

      DANIEL

      I’m just saying—

      DENISE

      Daniel, she was supposed to be here by six. It’s almost six thirty.

      DANIEL

      You sound surprised. Your sister is never on time.

      DENISE

      I told the girls we’d be there for seven.

      DANIEL

      So what? You know for a fact none of them will show up before seven thirty.

      He looks up and sees her as if for the first time.

      Oh wow… You look good.

      DENISE

      You’re just saying that.

      DANIEL

      No I’m not.

      She smiles and goes over to him. They kiss. She pulls away.

      DENISE

      What do you think of this shirt?

      DANIEL

      It looks good to me.

      DENISE

      You’re right. I’m going to change it.

      She leaves to change.

      DANIEL

      What?

      DENISE

      Which do you think looks better, my red shirt or my blue sweater?

      DANIEL

      I like what you’re wearing now—

      DENISE

      —Daniel.

      DANIEL

      I don’t know. The red shirt?

      MICHELLE enters in a hurry. She is wearing her work clothes from the diner.

      MICHELLE

      Hey.

      DANIEL

      Hey.

      MICHELLE

      Where is she?

      DANIEL

      Upstairs getting ready.

      MICHELLE

      (to DENISE) Sorry I’m late!

      DENISE

      (from off) Mich? What happened?

      MICHELLE

      It’s Marty. She was late for work again! I don’t know what’s wrong, but this is the fourth time this month. Anyways, I had to cover her tables until she showed up.

      DENISE

      Is she okay?

      MICHELLE

      Yeah I think so.

      DENISE

      I’ll be down in a second, I’m just changing my shirt.

      MICHELLE

      Take your time.

      DANIEL

      So, girls’ night, eh?

      MICHELLE

      Don’t even joke about it.

      DANIEL

      I’m surprised.

      MICHELLE

      Yeah, so am I. Dee caught me in a moment of weakness.

      DANIEL

      You know there’s a Habs game on tonight? Dale and Vic are coming over.

      MICHELLE

      Seriously?

      DANIEL

      Yeah, puck drops at seven thirty.

      MICHELLE

      I totally forgot! You think she’d let me stay and watch the game?

      DANIEL

      Good luck with that. She’s been talking about this all week.

      MICHELLE

      Daniel, I have nothing in common with these women. All they talk about is their kids, their husbands, and the fact that none of them are having any sex. I hate girls’ night.

      DANIEL

      I know, but it means a lot to her.

      MICHELLE

      Maybe I can fake sick.

      DANIEL

      Hey, leave me out of it.

      DENISE enters wearing the blue sweater.

      DENISE

      Ready to go?

      DANIEL

      Hey, what happened to the red shirt?

      DENISE

      The blue looks better with jeans.

      DANIEL

      Whatever.

      MICHELLE

      I don’t know about tonight, Dee, I’m feeling a bit

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1