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Toronto, ON – Theatre Passe Muraille (TPM) will be producing Hooked, adapted and performed by Nicky Guadagni. The play is based on a book of riveting poems by Canadian poet Carolyn Smart, Professor of Creative Writing at Queens University. As Hooked developed and took shape, it was performed in front of intimate audiences in people’s homes for the past several years. Directed by Layne Coleman, Hooked will be in the TPM Backspace from April 16th to May 10th 2015.
Drugs. Sex. Alcohol. Controversy. Seven scandalous women of the past are HOOKED. Meet Myra Hindley, Unity Mitford, Zelda Fitzgerald, Dora Carrington, Elizabeth Smart, Carson McCullers and Jane Bowles – Their tumultuous lives reignited by Nicky Guadagni.
Guadagni is a long-standing alumna of TPM as both a performer and a writer.
“Carolyn Smart’s Hooked has made me raise my game. You luck out sometimes and get your hands on a brilliant text and you’re compelled by that text, hounded really, to raise your game. Poets are so demanding. You have to stretch yourself out of all recognition to ford their streams of consciousness while juggling their hyperboles and metaphors,” said Guadagni. “I want to illuminate these women. I want the audiences to leave the theatre as if they’ve had one of the greatest, most vibrant history lessons of their lives.”
Theatre Passe Muraille gratefully acknowledges the ongoing support of Season Sponsor BMO Financial Group.
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HOOKED
April 16th to May 10th, 2015; Opening & Media Night: Apr. 21 at 7:30pm
A Theatre Passe Muraille Production
Written by Carolyn Smart
Adapted by Nicky Guadagni
Directed by Layne Coleman
Starring Nicky Guadagni
Stage Manager: Lisa Humber
Lighting Designer: Rebecca Picherack
Original Music: Victoria Carr
Location: Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace, 16 Ryerson Avenue
Running Time: 65 minutes without intermission.
Performances:
Wednesday-Saturday at 7:30pm with Saturday & Sunday Matinees at 2:00pm
Student Matinee: Wednesday May 6th at 1:30pm
Ticket Prices:
General Backspace Admission: $33 (incl. hst)
Senior & Artsworker: $28 (incl. hst)
Under 30: $17 (incl. hst)
PWYC: Saturday & Sunday Matinees (excluding previews) on sale at noon. Limited PWYC tickets available in advance for $22.50 (incl. hst)
Tickets:
By Phone: 416.504.7529
Online: passemuraille.ca
In Person: The Arts Box Office located at 16 Ryerson Avenue is open Wednesday-Saturday from 3:00pm-6:00pm and one hour before the show.
Photo: Nicky Guadagni. ©2015 Michael Cooper.
2015-03-25
Toronto: Theatre Passe Muraille presents "HOOKED" by Nicky Guadagni April 16-May 10