After an unexpected night in a Regina hospital emergency room, Robert Chafe can't shake the burning question of whether he's Tennessee Williams or Dorothy Zbornak.

Are his symptoms a harbinger of a terrifying undiagnosed condition, or is it all just in his head?

Frenetic, tender, and sometimes scary, Everybody Just C@lm the F#ck Down is a stumbling folly about the aging body, mid-life anxiety, and what it means to live when you can't know what's next. (From Playwrights Canada Press)

Everybody Just C@lm the F#ck Down is a finalist for the 2022 Governor General's Literary Award for drama. The winner will be announced on Nov. 16, 2022.

Robert Chafe is a St. John's based playwright whose work has been seen across Canada, the U.K. and Australia.