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Lark & Whimsy Theatre Collective today announced that Erin Vandenberg’s first play, Salt, will receive its world premiere run from September 17 to 28, 2016 at the Alumnae Theatre, 70 Berkeley St. Toronto. Tickets are available now at saltlarkandwhimsy.brownpapertickets.com.
"Tragedy is ordinary and no one is interested in ordinary." Salt, a new full-length Canadian play, explores the impact of addiction and mental illness on the relationship between two teenage sisters and their alcoholic mother. When Lilias returns home after a year at school, she finds her mother Vivian increasingly fixated on Great Aunt Rose ‐ a figure Lilias believes never existed ‐ and her sister Petal virtually engrossed in a construction-paper fantasy world. Faced with an ever‐deteriorating family situation, Lilias struggles to chart a course that protects herself and Petal from Vivian’s abuse. But as tensions run high, the roles of abuser and victim become blurred. With rich theatricality, imagery and language, Salt immerses the audience in a moving and modern portrait of mental illness.
Salt, a new Canadian play by Erin Vandenberg, is directed by Briana Brown with a five-person ensemble and features Geoffrey Armour, Cosette Derome, Philippa Domville, and Lucy Hill.
The design team is comprised of Anna Treusch (Set and Costume Design), and Gabriel Cropley (Lighting Design). Salt is produced by Chris Baker with Consulting Producer Lisa Li and Assistant Producer Brittany Kay. The show’s Stage Manager is Laurie Merredew.
Salt Performance Schedule:
Saturday, September 17 (preview), 7:30pm
Sunday, September 18 (preview), 1:30pm
Tuesday, September 20, Opening Night, 7:30pm
Wednesday, September 21, 1:30pm & 7:30pm
Thursday, September 22, 7:30pm
Friday, September 23, 7:30pm
Saturday, September 24, 1:30pm & 7:30pm
Sunday, September 25, 7:30pm
Tuesday, September 27, 7:30pm
Wednesday, September 28, 7:30pm
Tickets to Salt are available now at saltlarkandwhimsy.brownpapertickets.com: $15 for previews; and $25 for regular performances. Arts worker tickets for regular performances are available for $20.
Connect with Lark & Whimsy:
Twitter: @Lark_and_Whimsy; #SaltPremiere
Facebook: larkandwhimsytheatre
Lark & Whimsy Theatre Collective, founded by Chris Baker and Erin Vandenberg, produces original Canadian plays that pair rich theatricality and language with challenging content. Part of Toronto's indie theatre scene, Lark & Whimsy strives to create theatrical experiences that illuminate and engage. We love the slightly absurd, the handcrafted and the delicate. We explore the frictions that arise between conflicting viewpoints and the "imponderable agony of just being here" as Gwendolyn MacEwan once called it. We try to be funny sometimes too. Always, we work to try to understand more about ourselves and the time and place we live in. Learn more at larkandwhimsytheatre.com.
2016-07-27
Toronto: Erin Vandenberg’s "Salt" to premiere in Toronto September 17-28