"Her style is often ironic, affectionately mocking... with a delicacy and subtlety of language". -- Books in CanadaWith flexible casting and flexible production requirements, this play is ideally suited for the classroom. In 22 vignettes set in an airport departure and arrival lounge, Departures and Arrivals captures a spectrum of travellers awakening to contemporary limbo. Shields' dialogue uncovers the hidden opportunities, missed and taken, which shape peoples' lives.