What is the trilogy about?

The Jack Funnybone/Fate trilogy is a tragic comedy of an everyman hero mired in a modern-day Greek tragedy of ill-fated love and ambition.

Thematic précis

Themes explored by the trilogy include, the struggle of the human spirit to overcome suffering and adversity; ill-fated love and the lust to love again; unrequited love; sexual fantasy; the magic of music; the mystery of the sea; loss and grief; alcohol abuse; the yearning for a sense of place and belonging; belief in self and uncertainty; the desire for success and unfulfilled ambitions; and how fate and destiny, faith and hope, happenstance, luck and choice influence and shape our lives.

LIBRETTI

(non-commissioned)

MAN v FATE series

LIBRETTO 1: GOD IS DEAD

An apocalyptic and tragic tale of two couples (one same-sex) in search of love.

LIBRETTO 2: KILLING MACHINE

A tragic comedy of an everyman hero mired in a modern-day Greek tragedy of ill-fated love and ambition.

PLAYS

THE THREAD CUTTER

(an unperformed work)

A work of speculative fiction set on an intergalactic timeless realm of existence, The Thread Cutter is about the condemnation, trial and final fate of a man accused of a litany of crimes including murder, mockery and misogyny.

Jack Funnybone/Fate Trilogy

What is the trilogy about?

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