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'''''What Lies Before Us''''' is a comedic play by [[Morris Panych]]. It takes place in the Canadian [[Rocky Mountains]] in 1885, where a railway survey team, Keating and Ambrose, and their [[History of Chinese immigration to Canada#Immigration for the railway, 1871–82|Chinese servant]] Wing, are stranded after being abandoned by their wilderness guide.  The play was a 2007 nominee for the [[Governor General's Award for English-language drama]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=October 16, 2007|title=CanLit heavyweights among Governor General finalists|work=[[CBC News]]|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/canlit-heavyweights-among-governor-general-finalists-1.667116|access-date=November 27, 2021}}</ref>
Keating and Ambrose argue over what to do - winter approaches and their food supply is dwindling. Ambrose eventually decides to go for help, but an [[avalanche]] injures his leg and traps them. Ambrose learns that Keating has contracted [[rabies]] from a [[squirrel]], and that he himself has [[gangrene]] on his injured leg. While Keating remains optimistic even after becoming [[paralysis|paralyzed]], Ambrose loses hope. Ultimately, both Keating and Ambrose die, and Wing is left alone to deliver a [[monologue]] in [[Chinese language|Chinese]].
The premiere tour of ''What Lies Before Us'' featured:
* Director: Jim Millan
* Keating: Matthew MacFadzean
* Ambrose: David Storch
* Wing: Wayne Sujo
==References==
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==Sources==
# {{cite web | url = http://jam.canoe.ca/Theatre/Reviews/W/What_Lies_Before_Us/2007/03/03/3690111.html | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130115065332/http://jam.canoe.ca/Theatre/Reviews/W/What_Lies_Before_Us/2007/03/03/3690111.html | url-status = usurped | archive-date = January 15, 2013 | title = 'What Lies Before Us' a bleak comedy | author = Pat St. Germain | publisher = [[Sun Media]] | accessdate = 2007-03-12}}
# {{cite news | url = https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117932609.html?categoryid=33&cs=1 | title = What Lies Before Us | author = Richard Ouzounian | publisher = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | accessdate = 2007-03-12 | date=2007-01-29}}
[[Category:Plays by Morris Panych]]
[[Category:2007 plays]]
[[Category:Plays set in Canada]]
[[Category:Period pieces]]
[[Category:Comedy plays]]
[[Category:Fiction set in 1885]]
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