Odd Jobs

by Frank Moher

An internationally acclaimed comedy-drama. Laid off from work, Tim finds himself doing odd jobs for Mrs. Phipps, a retired professor of mathematics with a disconcerting habit of wandering onto a nearby highway at night. Pushed to the fringes of society, they come to rely on each other. When Tim's wife, Ginette, is offered a job in another city, the hopes and needs of all three come into conflict, with moving and unexpected results.

Paperback

Published January 1, 1986

About the author

Frank Moher is a Canadian playwright, director, and journalist.
He was born in Edmonton, Alberta and lived in New York City and Calgary, Alberta. His plays include Odd Jobs (1985) which has been produced internationally and was a finalist for the Governor General's Award, The Third Ascent which toured Canada and won the Edmonton Sterling Award for Outstanding New Play, Supreme Dream (with Rhonda Trodd, 1995) which also toured Canada, and Big Baby (2004). His plays are published by the Playwrights Guild of Canada, Playwrights Canada Press, and online by ProPlay.
Moher has been the Artistic Producer of Western Edge Theatre in Nanaimo, British Columbia since 2002, and is editor and media critic for the online magazine backofthebook.ca.

Reviews

[Kelsi Lay · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.75 rounded up to 5 ⭐️

It’s crazy to me this only has two reviews and only 3 star ones too. I know it’s an older script, but wow!
It’s a story of a man who needed work stopping by an elderly woman’s house and striking a deal with her to be her maintenance man three days a week. When he realizes she has memory issues, their relationship, as well as the one between him and his wife Ginny, changes.

This script had me teary eyed and wishing I could see it preformed live. I know I’d be crying then!