Summary Of Drew Hayden Taylor's Play Someday

Family dynamics can be a complicated thing, as we are shown in Drew Hayden Taylor’s play Someday. The play demonstrates the complexity of family, both by blood and those close enough to be considered family. In some families, you do not necessarily have to be directly related by blood to be considered part of the family. Rodney, Barb Wabung’s boyfriend, is an example of that. However, sometimes those related by blood do not consider themselves to be family. For example, Janice, who is Anne's biological daughter and was separated from her at a young age, has her own life in Toronto, even though her blood ties are in the Otter Lake Reserve, Ontario. Taylor’s play Someday depicts three key themes of family, such as, you can never truly replace

Barb and Rodney in a romantic relationship, greatly care for each other too, even though it can be hard to see from an outsider’s perspective at times. Rodney has been invested in this family for years and has supported and helped out Anne and Barb as Anne’s husband and her son have both died. Rodney feels responsible for taking care of them and sticks around. For example, he got a Christmas tree for Anne when she was frantically prepping the house for Grace’s arrival, “I gotta admit, it’s a great tree” (1.26). Rodney kindly flatters Anne as she is all dressed up and asks her, “May I have this dance?” and pulls Anne into his arms (1.33). Anne continues to share the memories that flooded back to her after dancing with Rodney about her husband Frank who has passed, as she says, “I haven’t danced like that with a man since Frank” (1.34). Anne trusts him enough to tell this story and to share with him some of their family’s history. Anne’s son Paul and his passing one tragic night brought Rodney even closer to the Wabung family, even though they are not related by

Rodney had to identify the body and phone mom,” Barb said when she was explaining the story to Janice (2.65). Rodney feels a sense of guilt and responsibility for what happened to Paul and continues to stick to this family and care for them no matter how crazy or annoying the girls get. For example, he shovelled the driveway for them, got them a Christmas tree, and partook in their Christmas even though he hated the holidays. However, deep down Rodney greatly cares for Anne and Barb and is so invested in their lives, that he is practically family. Anne, Barb, Rodney, and Janice’s complicated family dynamics show that you can never replace a piece of your family stolen from you, and the hurt from that loss can cause you to unintentionally hurt those closest to you. Rodney is not related by blood to the Wabungs but due to the history he has with this family, he is part of the family now. Janice, who is directly blood-related to the Wabungs, does not consider herself part of their