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Award-winning performer Rachelle Elie is back! The darling of the Fringe set and one-woman extravaganza returns to Toronto with Sh!t I’m in Love With You Again, OCTOBER 18 to 23 at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre.
Written, directed and performed by RACHELLE ELIE, with Original Music and Accompaniment by LUKE JACKSON, Set Design by BRANDON KLEINMAN, Lighting Design by GAVIN MACDONALD, Choreography by JASON FRANCO and creative collaboration with MATT BERNARD, Sh!t I’m in Love With You! Is the show that critics hail as “a dynamic performance, moving easily between melancholy and exuberant, conspiratorial and defiant, precious and lewd!” (Apt 613)
Love is not in the driver’s seat; Satan is in the driver’s seat. From deliriously happy to furiously confused, Sh!t I’m in Love With You Again expresses the thoughts we’ve all had in our relationships. Rachelle play the characters of her life - her parents, her therapist, her loves and various snotty children (to name just a few)!
This autobiographical story is punctuated with musical accompaniment by Elie and Jackson, with both classic love songs and original music. Glitzy set and costume changes complete the story, transforming love from a mundane affair to a fairytale spectacle that everyone can relate to! Sh!t I'm in Love With You Again was a shout-along fan favourite production at Ottawa Fringe festival 2015 and was nominated for a Just Pour Rire Comedy Award & Montreal Festival of Clowns Award at The Montreal Fringe 2016.
We spoke with Rachelle about what audiences will love about the show, and she didn’t disappoint. “I’ve been in the trenches of love for twenty years with my husband. We’re raising two boys together. I have stories to tell and I talk about the things no one wants to discuss. I know more about long term relationships than Gwyneth Paltrow, Madonna and Katy Perry combined. There are eye-catching costumes, original hilarious tunes I co-wrote with a penis, and the story is about LOVE. Everyone loves a love story!”
Rachelle Elie has toured four original one-woman shows across Canada and is known for her boundless energy, fearlessness & dynamic stage presence. Sh!t I’m In Love With You Again is an autobiographical story that is punctuated by captivating original tunes and articulates the kind of thoughts we’ve all had in our relationships (but are usually afraid to express).
Crowning Monkey Presents
Sh!t I’m in Love With You Again
Written and Directed by RACHELLE ELIE
Featuring RACHELLE ELIE, Creative Collaboration with MATT BERNARD
Musical Accompaniment by LUKE JACKSON
Original Music by RACHELLE ELIE and LUKE JACKSON
Set Design by BRANDON KLEIMAN
Lighting Design by GAVIN McDONALD
Choreography by JASON FRANCO
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander Street, Toronto
OCTOBER 18 to OCTOBER 23 8 pm
Media Night: October 18 2016 8 pm
TICKETS: $25
CALL 416-975-9130 ext 23 or visit the box office
Rachelle has been making people laugh since she was 5 years old! She failed grade eight which was a loser move BUT she convinced her best friend to fail with her and they weren’t even in the same grade. Now that takes talent! Clown and stand up comedy continue to challenge and inspire her.
Photo: Rachelle Elie.
2016-09-16
Toronto: Rachelle Elie performs "Sh!t I'm in Love with You Again" October 18-23 at Buddies