By Amanda Arjune

Poochwater

Written by Mike McPhaden

Directed by Patrick Conner

Starring Mike McPhaden

At Theatre Passe Muraille,

**

A 70 minute play titled by its protagonist, Poochwater, excelled in capturing the essence of theatre with special commendation given to the excellent skill of playwriting presented by Mike McPhaden and direction by Patrick Conner. On 10th February, 2004 at Theatre Passe Muraille, the initial idea of theatre being plain boring was debarred from many minds. The blending of the play's themes such as identity crisis and confusion, amnesia, pride and the human condition, which are all interlocked into each other have produced a mirrored drama of ordinary life that each individual in the audience can relate to at some point of the play.

Poochwater begins with a good Samaritan, Mike McPhaden, dressed in a grey suit, entering a stranger's apartment to return...