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Coming to us from a space between spaces, poet Gwendolyn MacEwen (Beatriz Pizano) has a message: Imagination is dying, imagination won’t get you a bank loan, and a life of poetry is as beautiful as it is deadly. In Alien Creature, MacEwen uses magic, stories, and rhymes to entice audiences with a glimpse of her life. As she reflects on forty-six years of addiction, artistry, and love the writer sparks fire from her hands and pulls her heart from her chest. She is trying to be seen, not to disappear.
Theatre Passe Muraille is proud to present Linda Griffiths’ Alien Creature (Winner of Chalmers Canadian Play Award). During Griffiths’ life she was known for her humor, pathos, and poetry. Alien Creature sees the writer at her best, using her signature style to explore the work of Canadian poet Gwendolyn MacEwen, and questioning whether the world of myth and the world of reality are all that different.
Nominated for the 2000 Governor General's Literary Award, winner of a 2000 Chalmers Canadian Play Award.
Alien Creature
Written by Linda Griffiths
Directed by Jani Lauzon
Assistant Directed by Chelsea Dab Hike
Starring Beatriz Pizano
Costume Design by Amanda Wong
Music & Sound Design by Deanna Choi
Lighting & Set Design by Trevor Schwellnus
Projection Design by Melissa Joakim
Magician Consultant: Ray Chance
Location:
Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace
16 Ryerson Avenue
Toronto, Ontario.
Dates:
Playing Jan 12-Feb 5
Previews: Thursday-Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 2:00pm
After Opening: Wednesday-Saturday at 7:30pm with Saturday and Sunday Matinees at 2:00pm
Previews: Jan 12-15th
Opening Night: Jan 17
Relaxed Performance Jan 21
Q and A Jan 22nd
Eggrolls with Andy (Informed talk with community guest) Jan 18th
Ticket Prices:
General Admission: $33 (incl. hst)
Seniors: $28 (incl. hst)
Artsworker: $20 (incl. hst)
Under 30: $17 (incl. hst)
Pay-What-You-Can: Saturday and 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 and is open Wednesday-Friday from 3:00pm-7:30pm, Saturday from 12:00-7:30pm and Sunday from 12:00-2:30pm and one hour before the show.
Photo: Gwedolyn MacEwen. ©1972.
2016-12-07
Toronto: Theatre Passe Muraille presents "Alien Creature" January 12-February 5, 2017