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Toronto, ON… Nightwood Theatre is thrilled to present the World Premiere of Jordi Mand’s Between the Sheets in September 2012. The play will open September 20 and run until October 7, 2012 at the Tarragon Theatre Extra Space. Nightwood developed Between the Sheets in its Write From the Hip emerging playwright’s unit and the script was so impressive that it received a workshop production in November 2011 in the New Groundswell Festival. Now the company is delighted to premiere this powerful new Canadian play.
Between the Sheets is directed by Kelly Thornton and stars theatre heavyweights Susan Coyne and Christine Horne. With razor sharp intensity, Mand has crafted a rollercoaster ride of high stakes drama. Whatbegins as an ordinary parent teacher interview unravels into a gripping and raw confrontation between two women on the brink of disaster. One woman is fighting to protect her family. The other is fighting for the family she always wanted. Theatre patron and actor Nancy Palk said after she saw the workshop production in the 2011, “I was so impressed with the depth and wisdom and humanity of the piece.”
Kelly Thornton, Nightwood’s Artistic Director and Director of Between the Sheets, remarks, ““This is Jordi’s first professional production and I'm confident she’ll make a lasting mark as a playwright in Canadian theatre. Her facility with language, rhythm and tempo is arresting. The play is a nail biting battle of wits between two of the most intense actors working on stage today. I’ve heard audiences literally gasp watching this play, where one’s allegiance for the characters is constantly being challenged. It’s exciting theatre and I am thrilled to bring it to the stage.”
Jordi Mand, Playwright
Between the Sheets marks Jordi’s World Premiere as a writer. The play was developed through Nightwood’s Write From the Hip unit and their New Groundswell Festival. Her shorter plays have been workshopped with Canadian Stage, Theatre Passe Muraille, Nightwood Theatre, the SummerWorks Theatre Festival and the Ignite! Festival in Calgary. Jordi is currently a Resident Artist of Theatre Passe Muraille, sits on the Advisory Board for the Canadian Stage Company’s Gym Program and is the Program Director for the SummerWorks Leadership Intensive Program. She is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada.
Between the Sheets
Written by Jordi Mand
Directed by Kelly Thornton
Starring Susan Coyne and Christine Horne
Set and Costume Design by Kelly Wolf, Lighting Design by Bonnie Beecher,
Sound Design byRichard Feren, Stage Manager Ashley Westlake
September 18 to October 7, 2012 at Tarragon Theatre Extra Space
Produced by Nightwood Theatre
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ABOUT NIGHTWOOD THEATRE
Nightwood Theatre – Artistic Director Kelly Thornton, Producer Denyse Karn and Chair Karon Bales
As Canada’s national women’s theatre since 1979, Nightwood has launched the careers of countless leading theatre artists in the country. We have won Canada’s highest literary and performing arts awards and more than ever our success proves the need for theatre that gives voice to women and celebrates the diversity of Canadian society. We remain actively engaged in mentoring young women and promoting women’s place on the local, national and international stage.
2012-08-08
Toronto: Susan Coyne and Christine Horne star in “Between the Sheets” opening September 18