<DIV><BR><P><I>Seeds</I> presents an intelligent portrait of farming and scientific communities in conflict. Part courtroom drama and part social satire, <I>Seeds</I> documents the 2004 Supreme Court of Canada showdown between Saskatchewan farmer Percy Schmeiser and biotech multinational Monsanto Inc. In question are the ethics of patenting genetically modified food crops. The play takes us back to the seminal moment when a single farmer stood up to international agribusiness and almost won.</P><BR><P><B>Annabel Soutar</B> is artistic director of Porte Parole, a Montreal theater company dedicated to creating and producing original documentary plays about contemporary social and political issues.</P><BR></DIV>