Theatre and Performance program presents CONCORD FLORAL

[Janelle Rainville]

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THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE PROGRAM

PRESENTS

Concord Floral<https://uwaterloo.ca/drama-speech-communication/performances/dramaturgy-and-archives/concord-floral-dramaturgy-hub>

Written by Jordan Tannahill

Directed by Vikki Anderson

November 15 - 18, 8pm; Matinees 15 & 16, 12pm


"Concord Floral is a million-square-foot abandoned greenhouse and a hangout for neighbourhood kids. But something has happened there.  Something nobody wants to talk about. This play re-imagines Giovanni Boccaccio's medieval allegory, The Decameron, in a contemporary Canadian suburb, in which ten teens must flee a plague they have brought upon themselves."
Written by Jordan Tannahill <http://www.jordantannahill.com/> in 2014, Concord Floral explores themes of alienation, sexuality, dislocation, loneliness and exclusion. All the characters are teenagers.  The confusion of growing up is portrayed with sensitivity and openness, but also comments on the collective anxiety and fear that is so rampant in our world today, especially for young people.  A menacing tale of vengeance that deals with disaffected suburban teen life honestly and directly, Concord Floral is intelligent, humorous and full of theatrical spectacle.
Guest director Vikki Anderson<http://www.atomicvikki.com/> (Artistic Director of Theatrefront<http://www.theatrefront.com/> in Toronto) works with a cast of ten (7 females and 3 males) to create a choral structure, not unlike a Greek chorus, where the actors will stretch their bodies, voices and minds to tell this beautiful and haunting urban legend.
The production is book-ended by two engagement events.  Doors will open 30 minutes prior to the performance so the audience can engage in an art installation that reflects Concord Floral's theatrical points of emphasis.  In the theatre gallery, spectators are invited to immerse themselves in a thematic display meant to extend the world of the play to the world right in front of us.  Following each performance, the audience is invited to participate in a talkback with the cast about the themes and content of the play.

Check out the trailer<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJmXAuBmSXU> for the performance.




Location

Theatre of the Arts, Modern Languages Building



Tickets

$15 General

$10 Students & Seniors

$5 eyeGO

Box Office: 519-888-4908


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