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George F. Walker stages parent-teacher intervention

Canadian playwright George F Walker on his latest double-bill — The Bigger Issue and Parents Night.
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What's the relationship between anger and creativity? George F. Walker's work explores that tension in his latest double bill. (DW Communications)
Q21:15George F. Walker explores class tensions in the classroom

Prolific Canadian playwright George F. Walker joins Shad to discuss his latest double-bill — The Bigger Issue and Parents Night — and the conflicts that play out between troubled parents and stressed out teachers. Walker, a parent himself, says he feels a lot of sympathy for those within the increasingly precarious profession.

Walker argues that teachers — and today's teachers especially — need narratives that speak to their struggles. He also speaks of the "little victories" that come with putting poorly-understood stories centre stage and how his working class background informs his work. 

George F. Walker says he's no cruise missile, smoothly hugging all life's hills and valleys. (Fabiola Carletti/CBC)

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