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Nightwood is proud to present an exclusive return engagement of Quote Unquote Collective’s award-winning production of Mouthpiece, unleashing the possibilities of the female voice through innovative use of music and sound at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander Street, April 11 – 22, 2018.
Created and Performed by Norah Sadava & Amy Nostbakken
Directed and Composed by Amy Nostbakken
Presented by Nightwood Theatre, produced by Quote Unquote Collective in association with Why Not Theatre
WINNER, Toronto Theatre Critics Award for Best New Canadian Play
WINNER, Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble
WINNER, Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Sound Design/Composition
WINNER, The Stage Award for Best Performance, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017
Mouthpiece is a heart-wrenching and humorous journey into the female psyche. The performance is a virtuosic display of physical ingenuity and vocal orchestration. In the wake of her mother’s death, Mouthpiece follows one woman, for one day, as she tries to find her voice. Interweaving a cappella harmony, dissonance, text, and physicality, two performers express the inner conflict that exists within one modern woman’s head. Ranging from tender to merciless, with uncompromising precision, Mouthpiece magnifies a daughter’s contemplation of her mother, and becomes a rigorous investigation of womanhood itself.
After its sold-out run in Toronto in 2016, Mouthpiece has toured to great acclaim – including a private presentation by Jodie Foster and Alexandra Hedison at The Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles – and garnered nine Dora Award nominations and three wins. Nightwood is honoured to bring this powerful show back to the stage, and to continue to work with Quote Unquote Collective, our OAC Creators in Residence this season.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE: Tuesday – Saturday, 8pm; Sunday, 2:30pm
Opening Night: Thursday, April 12, 2018
Post-show talkback dates:
Tuesday, April 17th – with award-winning film director and writer Patricia Rozema
Wednesday, April 18th – with author, public speaker and social activist Michele Landsberg OC
TICKETS range from $20 to $35 and are available in person at the Buddies in Bad Times Theatre box office (12 Alexander St.), at 416-975-8555, or at buddiesinbadtimes.com.
For more information on Mouthpiece, please visit nightwoodtheatre.net.
Photo: Norah Saldava and Amy Nostbakken.
2018-03-15
Toronto: Quote Unquote's award-winning "Mouthpiece" returns April 11-22