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Toronto: A bystander witnesses an explosion at a popular nightclub. A pundit has a nervous breakdown during a live show broadcast. An anarchist radicalizes. A child witnesses destruction. A victim suffers. Spiraling through the past, present, and future, [republic] of rhetoric depicts the dark descent into extremism as a response to commercialization and reactionary politics.
This one-woman show, premiering at the 2012 Toronto Fringe Festival, is written
and directed by Agnieszka Mlynarz and stars co-creator Kate Maguire. [republic] of rhetoric is a result of over a year long collaboration where sections of the script were written, rehearsed, and work shopped intensely to create five distinct voices. After a two day preview at a local bar in Guelph, on a makeshift stage with three lights, the show has undergone substantial rewrites. In addition to an intense restructuring of the show, the company is producing original media in partnership with Black Fawn Films to contextualize today's political rhetoric. The show will also include a brand new score preformed by Dave Riedstra (Your Neck of the Woods/Lowlands). This is point-blank’s first Fringe Festival experience for all members involved.
SYNOPSIS:
In the early hours of the morning, a bystander answers their phone to find out a
bomb has detonated moments before in the bathroom stall of a popular nightclub. One year earlier, the reckless behavior of a pundit on a satirical late night talk show fuels the anger of a politically radical young woman who is haunted by violence witnessed ten years earlier as a child. As the past hurls towards the future, the most unsuspecting suffer from a cycle of violence that knows no beginning. [republic] of rhetoric depicts a slow descent into extremism as a response to commercialization and reactionary politics. Moving through time, this 50 minute political drama, thematically demonstrates how one life changing moment is the end result of a domino effect.
Show times: July 04 08:15 PM, July 06 03:00 PM, July 07 08:30 PM, July 09 09:15 PM, July 10 05:00 PM, July 12 02:45 PM, July 13 08:45 PM, July 14 06:15 PM
Toronto Fringe Festival, July 4-15
Fringe Box Office Information: On-line sales www.fringetoronto.com
By phone: 416-966-1062; Ticket cost: $10.00 (at the door); $11.00 (in advance)
Photo: Kate Maguire. ©2012 Martin Buzora.
2012-07-03
[republic] of rhetoric