created by  andrew kushnir
directed by alan dilworth
transcription by andrew kushnir and catherine murray
a theatre passe muraille/canadian stage collaboration

In 2007, a young, white, middleclass playwright ventured into one of Toronto's roughest neighbourhoods with a video camera to interview youth about life in a shelter. The result is The Middle Place,  a touching and brutally real examination of the aspirations, frustrations and bravery of these homeless youth. Without sentimentality or condescension, this docu-drama explores the heart-wrenching lives of its subjects through their own words. Five actors bring to the stage the extraordinary voices of sixteen homeless youth, three tireless caseworkers and one outsider in this disquieting yet humorous and hopeful play.