SummerWorks Theatre Festival

5 August 2010 348 views No Comment

The 2010 SummerWorks Theatre Festival kicks off on Thursday and runs from August 5 -15. The fringe-style festival began in 1991 as a much-needed alternative for the small, independent theatre community. SummerWorks is now the largest juried festival in the country, with this year’s event featuring 42 plays plus live music, an interactive multimedia “playground”, walking tours of the local neighbourhood and more.

You may want to catch these three productions

Even Darkness is Made of Light by Edwige Jean-Pierre
Synposis:
A dark comedy about suicide: Seventeen-year-old Carrie Edison is struggling with the loss of her high school crush and feels responsible for his accidental death. Depressed and disillusioned with the realities of her surroundings, she masterminds “Operation Exit F!@#$% up Planet”. Everything is in place; it can’t fail, it won’t fail – so long as it’s done after she sees the next installment of the Twilight series.

All of Him by Tanya Pillay
Synopsis:
An interactive, live biography of a jovial father with a dark past who asked: is that all there is to me? Cheer and smear collide in this intimate eulogy where you can ponder and even discuss typically taboo subjects without fearing provocation or injury.

Say Ginger Ale by Marcia Johnson
Synopsis:
Nadia is very happy to call Canada home. Since moving to Canada at six, there was no turning back. So why does everyone think that she’s pining for Jamaica? An unexpected trip back “home” makes her confront her past. There may even be a love connection.

Photos, synopses courtesy of SummerWorks