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Synopsis: A child psychologist and an investigative reporter struggle to piece together the tragic puzzle of a 14-year-old girl’s suicide in a juvenile prison. Thistlepatch is based on the true story that catalyzed the complete overhaul of Ontario’s child welfare services in the 1970s.
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Thistlepatch was developed through a generous Artist in Residency at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto.
This play is an embellished history that has been approved by Dr. Flora Stohr- Danziger and Victor Malarek. It’s also informed by the book Gut Instinct by Victor Malarek (1996), and quotations from Gut Instinct are used with the author’s permission.
Complete play in PDF format is available under "Additional Files" on this page.