Wildfire & The Shoe

With spark and spunk, these two dark yet absurdly charming comedies offer a kaleidoscopic perspective of those who are destined to go down a lonely path and those who choose to share the weight of others’ journeys.

In Wildfire, three odd triplets, two misfits, and one misunderstood woman are all burning with solitude and desire. Through an exploration of heredity and fate, these seemingly ordinary characters choose to struggle against their isolation in extraordinary yet relatable ways.

In The Shoe, a weary mother, her perplexing son, their shy dentist, and his cocktail-sipping receptionist find themselves drawn together to face problems too daunting to deal with alone. From meltdowns to moments of tenderness, each of them are called on to find reserves of strength and empathy they never knew they had.

• The Shoe was first produced (in English) by the Cherry Artists’ Collective in Ithaca, NY, in September 2019.
• Le soulier was first produced by Théâtre la Seizième in Vancouver, BC, in February 2019.
• Wildfire was first produced (in English) by Upstream Theatre in St. Louis, Missouri, in January 2020.
• Le brasier was first produced by l’Homme allumette in Montréal in September 2016.
• Wildfire’s English Canadian premiere will be at Factory Theatre, Toronto, in May 2022.
• David wrote The Shoe during a writing residency at a psychiatric hospital, and was inspired by those fighting invisible wars.