During the 2015 Federal Election, a group of theatre artists and makers volunteered for local campaigns. They knocked on doors, phoned voters, and tried to make sense of national stories on a local level while documenting their experience. These personal accounts provided fodder for the new Canadian play The Election, by Natasha Greenblatt and Yolanda Bonnell, in collaboration with the company.

In 2019 The Election sparks urgent dialogue just as Canadians take another swing at the ballot box. Exploring the realities of Indigenous, Settler and Newcomer experience with the political process, this play asks: Do we have a voice and does that voice count? 

For the first time, Common Boots Theatre is proud to feature co-Artistic Director Alex Bulmer as accessibility dramaturge, supporting the integration of voice and audio description within the play. Audiences with diverse access needs are recognized and performances have been specified to provide open captioning, touch tours, relaxed performance and childcare.

Theatre Passe Muraille presents 

The Election

a Common Boots Theatre Production in association with Nightwood Theatre and Theatre Direct. 

Written by Natasha Greenblatt & Yolanda Bonnell withthe Company

Directed by Jennifer Brewin

Assistant Direction byTheresa Cutknife

Featuring: Augusto Bitter, Rachel Cairns, Joelle Peters, Anand Rajaram, Rose Stella, and Courtenay Stevens

Set and Projection Design by Anahita Dehbonehie

October 9 – 27, 2019

Theatre Passe Muraille, 16 Ryerson Ave.
Tuesday – Saturday, 7:30 pm Saturday and Sunday 2:00 pm All performances include integrated audio description

Touch tours October 25 at 6:30 pm and October 26 at 1:00 pm*
Open Captioning October 19 2:00 pm and October 25 7:30 pm*
Relaxed performance with Childcare Sunday, Oct 20 at 2:00 pm*

For tickets, visit www.passemuraille.ca.

Photo: Yolanda Bonnell and Natasha Greenblatt.