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Coming Soon: PARADIGM productions premieres The Empire trilogy, an epic story for our time told by award-winning playwright Susanna Fournier (Stencilboy and Other Portraits, LULU v. 7 aspects of a femme fatale, Patrick O’Connor Award Winner 2018) . This large scale independent production encompasses three plays; The Philosopher’s Wife, The Scavenger’s Daughter and Four Sisters.
To satisfy modern cravings for binge-worthy, episodic stories, The Empire follows the rise and fall of modern imperialism through 500 years of an imagined society over the course of three very distinct, but connected plays. This multi-platformed trilogy boasts three theatrical presentations, accompanying podcasts, and an immersive, in-game creative marketing campaign.
Contrary to popular belief, building an empire is not a man’s game PARADIGM productions’ epic project is led by a female producing team which includes Susanna Fournier, Alison Wong ( b current, Obeah Opera, Small Wooden Shoe) and Claire Burns ( Storefront Theatre, Feminist Fuck It Festival, Krapp’s Last Tape). TRIGA, a newly formed female design collective encompassing award-winning designers, Shannon Lea Doyle (Dora Mavor Moore Award, Pauline McGibbon Award) Michelle Tracey ( Soulpepper, Convergence Theatre) and Alexandra Lord (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Soulpepper) will create the extraordinary live experience of the world of The Empire in a long-form, collaborative design process with seven other designers.
Fournier’s feminist gaze subverts popular notions of nation building, calling into question the prescribed gender roles perpetuated through our modern history and flipping the concept of a modern epic on its head through it’s unsustainably grotesque, sensual and opium addled representation of the Age of Man.
The Empire
by Susanna Fournier
• The Philosopher’s Wife December 4-16th, 2018 Aki Studio Theatre
• The Scavenger’s Daughter January 15-27, 2019 Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
•Four Sisters June 2019
For more information and to purchase tickets visit www.empiretrilogy.com
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Photo: The Scavenger’s Daughter. ©2018 Tanja-Tiziana.
2018-09-20
Toronto: Paradigm Productions presents Susanna Fournier's "The Empire" trilogy December, January, June