The latest play from Canadian company Volcano uses an unusual form to explore a subject that regularly returns to the stage.
The style is almost that of Pirandello, with a man, Gord Rand playing the playwright Michael Redhill, drifting around in his own play and sometimes seemingly experimenting with the text.
On one level, he is getting over the loss of his wife to his best friend. On another, he is on a journey into his family's past. Nine members of his grandmother's family were killed by the Nazis and he travels to their town in Poland. Finally, he falls on the tale of a war criminal, the village doctor accused of participating in genocide but apparently suffering from Alzheimer's.
The 90-minute play mixes all of these ingredients, with the stories bleeding into each other at times. Whether this structure enhances the impact of these stories or obfuscates them might be open to debate.