Keely and Du
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Keely and Du is a theatrical play by Jane Martin.Kerry Reid, [https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/in-keely-and-du-a-basement-becomes-an-abortion-rights-battleground/Content?oid=74743768 "In Keely and Du, a basement becomes an abortion-rights battleground"]. Chicago Reader, October 16, 2019. The play centers on Keely, a rape victim who became pregnant from a sexual assault and is being held captive by an extremist anti-abortion cult to prevent her from terminating the pregnancy, and Du, the cult member who is guarding her.Jeanne Cooper, "'Keely and Du' just doesn't". The New York Times, November 13, 1993.
The play was a finalist for the 1994 Pulitzer Prize.Tim Shellberg, [https://www.nwitimes.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/theatre/chicago-street-kicks-of-with-dramatic-keely-and-du/article_92b18bf5-be92-5a28-b47f-b87b5b479000.html "Chicago Street kicks of 2019 with dramatic ‘Keely and Du’"]. The Times of Northwest Indiana, January 10, 2019. The United Kingdom première of the play was staged by the Royal Theatre, Northampton in 1995 with Joanna Foster as Keely and Vilma Hollingbery as Du.{{cite journal|title=THEATRE REVIEW: Keely & Du|author=Rigby, Neville|journal=The Stage|issue=5974|date=October 12, 1995|page=14}}
Film
A 2018 film adaptation by Canadian directors Dominique Cardona and Laurie Colbert transposed the play's setting to a remote wilderness cabin in Northern Ontario. It starred Laurence Leboeuf as Keely and Nancy Palk as Du, as well as Aidan Devine and Peter Mooney.Norman Wilner, [https://nowtoronto.com/movies/features/best-film-festivals-toronto-november-2019/ "The best film festivals happening in Toronto in November 2019"]. Now, November 1, 2019. The film had its theatrical premiere at the Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival in September 2018 as Keely and Du,[https://www.sudbury.com/lifestyle/no-hollywood-a-listers-but-some-impressive-names-on-cinefest-guest-list-1048081 "No Hollywood A-listers, but some impressive names on Cinéfest guest list"]. Northern Life, September 14, 2018. and was subsequently screened at other film festivals under the title Catch and Release.
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