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The 2021 Directors’ Showcase will feature five short plays, presented over two evenings and two matinee performances, in a fringe-style festival this December 3 to 5. Reserve your free tickets at directorsshowcase2021.eventbrite.caDROWNING OPHELIA
Written by: Rachel Luann Strayer
Directed by: Kimia Karachi
Saturday, December 4, 7:30pm
Sunday December 5, 2:00pm
Drowning Ophelia is a one act dark comedy that explores the long-term consequences of childhood abuse, and a reminder that hope is always there for those who seek it. It follows the story of Jane, and Ophelia, the literary character who has taken up residence in Jane’s bathtub. As Jane’s past intrudes dangerously on her present, it becomes clear that Ophelia is not simply a character from Hamlet, but a long-forgotten messenger with a question from Jane’s own troubled mind: How do you move on when reconciliation is not an option? Drowning Ophelia is a brutal, yet delicate, and theatrically enthralling love letter to those who have suffered. This powerful and beautifully crafted survivor's tale lives between memory and imagination, thought and action, all supported by a wise Ophelia who walks alongside Jane as she grapples with her trauma and survivor's guilt.
FETCH
Written by Cat Walsh
Directed by Jordan Chan
Friday, December 3, 7:30pm
Saturday, December 4, 2:00pm
Originally written and performed at the Fringe Festival by Canadian playwright Cat Walsh. The play is set in a parallel dimension, where two supposedly identical girls compete to be the only Hannah Morgan in existence. As they tell and relive the memories of their family and the tragic event during a family trip to the amusement park, a mysterious haunting stuffed dog named Mr. Anderson starts appearing in their lives.
Who is Mr. Anderson?
NORMA JEANE BAKER OF TROY
Written by: Anne Carson
Directed by: Sydnie Phillips
Saturday, December 4, 7:30pm
Sunday December 5, 2:00pm
“I expect you’ve heard of the Trojan War
and how it was caused by Norma Jeane Baker,
harlot of Troy.
Well, welcome to Public Relations.
That was all a hoax.”
In Norma Jeane Baker of Troy, poet and classicist Anne Carson conflates the famously beautiful and notoriously abused figures of Norma Jeane Baker, better known as Marilyn Monroe, and Helen of Troy. From her hotel room at the Chateau Marmont, Norma Jeane tells the story of the Trojan War - a war in which her hands are clean and yet her name carries all the blame.
SEA SICK
Written by Alanna Mitchell
Directed by Angelli McGuigan
Friday, December 3, 7:30pm
Saturday, December 4, 2:00pm
Originally a book, Sea Sick. The Play is the result of scientific journalist Alanna Mitchell’s expeditions across the world’s oceans. In it, she describes how humans have altered the chemistry of the global ocean, and what that means for the ocean’s inhabitants, humans, and the future of our Earth. Sea Sick is a journey of discovery, both personal and global, in which Mitchell copes with the harsh reality of climate change, and she eventually learns how to respond, share her discoveries with the world, and calls for change.
SILENCE
Written by: Harold Pinter
Directed by: Darcy Gerhart
Friday, December 3, 7:30pm
Saturday, December 4, 2:00pm
Silence is an experimental drama, set in a world of memory. Three characters sit on a divided stage, and attempt to define themselves and their place in the world outside. They do so by retelling and reliving moments of intimacy and loneliness; connection and missed connection. The world outside the play is Britain in the late 1960s, with its confining social code and gender roles. The characters, a young woman and two older men, exist in triangular relationship, with both men romantically involved with Ellen. As the play evolves time becomes increasingly disjointed, and the story dissolves into a whirl of thought and image. Ultimately, Silence asks whether it is possible to separate the past from the present, to truly know one’s self, and if human connection is possible.
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