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Julie Tepperman yanks August Strindberg’s monologue The Stronger out of the 1880s and into the 1960s, where a Wife (Julie Tepperman) confronts her Husband’s Mistress (Mayko Nguyen) at a café. The Mistress’ silence causes the Wife to spiral into a state of mental anguish…setting us up nicely for the head-trip that is Samuel Beckett’s Play. Performed in a secret location a short walk away from Aunties & Uncles Restaurant, the audience will discover three trapped talking heads – a Wife (Julie), a Husband (Andy Trithardt), and a Mistress (Mayko) – each unaware of each other and each doomed to play over and over again in their minds the banal details of their love triangle and infidelities, while a light dictates when they speak and when they are silent. Finally, the audience moves one last time to secret location number three, where Julie Tepperman has written an original monologue set in the present-day, and expands upon many of the shared themes from The Stronger and Play. What Doesn’t Kill You… explores the Mistress’ voice, when Sabrina (Mayko) shows up late and unannounced to Michaela’s (Julie) birthday party. This time it is the Wife who remains silent…
3 short plays
The Stronger a monologue by August Strindberg, adapted by Julie Tepperman
Play by Samuel Beckett
What Doesn’t Kill You… a monologue by Julie Tepperman
3 affairs. 3 unexpected locations. 1 unending nightmare.
Directed by Aaron Willis
Featuring: Mayko Nguyen, Julie Tepperman & Andy Trithardt
with Sheila Ingabire-Isaro
Aunties & Uncles Restaurant (upstairs)
(74 Lippincott Avenue - one block east of Bathurst, just north off of College)
+ 2 secret locations
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
THE UNENDING repeats twice a night.
Only 25 people / performance; 50 people an evening.
80 minutes. Rain or shine. Be prepared to walk a short distance.
Patrons with mobility challenges (climbing stairs and walking) should contact
the Fringe in advance so we can help accommodate you.
TICKETS ON SALE JUNE 9th! www.fringetoronto.com (416) 966-1062
PERFORMANCE DATES & TIMES
Wed, June 297:00 PM & 9:15 PMTues, July 57:00 PM & 9:15 PM
Thurs, June 307:00 PM & 9:15 PMWed, July 67:00 PM & 9:15 PM
Fri, July 17:00 PM & 9:15 PMThurs, July 77:00 PM & 9:15 PM
Sat, July 27:00 PM & 9:15 PMFri, July 87:00 PM & 9:15 PM
Sun, July 37:00 PM & 9:15 PMSat, July 97:00 PM & 9:15 PM
Sun, July 107:00 PM & 9:15 PM
ABOUT CONVERGENCE THEATRE…
Convergence Theatre returns to the Fringe, 10 years after their inaugural hit production AutoShow (Fringe 2006), followed by The Gladstone Variations (Fringe 2007) and YICHUD (Seclusion) (Next Stage 2009).
Photo: Julie Tepperman, Andy Trithardt and Mayko Nguyen. ©2016 Neil Silcox.
2016-05-24
Fringe: The Unending