Target’s Active Works

Target plays focus on two main areas: Health and Safety and Quality of Life

Health and Safety

AUDIENCES for these plays include health care professionals, caregivers, and students.
VENUES include health care facilities, universities, schools and colleges, conferences, professional development workshops, and in-service training programs.

I’m Still Here
By Vrenia Ivonvffski with Gail Mitchell & Christine Jonas-Simpson. A research-based Drama on Living with Dementia, weaves several real-life stories together to present a moving and ultimately hopeful look at dementia. The play increases understanding and diminishes the fears and stigma that often surround this subject.

I Don’t Know You Anymore
By John Tench. Problems, solutions and compromises involved in the disinhibited behaviour of some older people with dementia. A one act interactive drama designed to stimulate discussion around this sensitive subject.
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Quality of Life

AUDIENCES for these plays include seniors’ groups, church groups, the general public, and service organizations.
VENUES include seniors’ residences, club events, church halls, and seniors’ centres.

Dot Con
By Esme Gosling. An hilarious look at the way older adults are (or are not) coping with the new computer age. An elderly woman and her friends sample the ups and downs of computer dating, investing, and other questionable online “opportunities.”

Coming next season: A play about how men and their families deal with a diagnosis of prostate cancer.

Age on Wheels
Target takes to the stage to explore the ins and outs of safe driving for seniors. Go “on the road” with your favourite cast of elderly adventurers.

Of Mice and Money
By John Tench. A con-man, a worried daughter, and a banker offer well-meaning advice to an elderly, overly trusting widow. A humorous cautionary tale.
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Faceless Bureaucrats
By Jo Cannon. A farcical situation develops when city hall officials play “pass the buck” with an elderly and determined citizen. Don’t try this at your city hall!
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Target Players Fred Mabey and Dorothy Mabey in a scene from I’m Herbert

I’m Herbert
By Robert Anderson. Two octogenarians have difficulty keeping track of their shared lives and loves. A hilarious look at the lighter side of memory loss.

At the Dance
Two shy pensioners overcome their fears and find the courage to connect. Funny and charming.

A Quiet Day in the Country
By John Tench. During a family outing, an elderly woman’s adult children get unruly, and Mother finds a surprising but effective solution.
Read an excerpt of this play (pdf)…