A new production presented by Aluna Theatre in association with Nightwood Theatre
January 7-18, 2020
Harbourfront Centre Theatre (231 Queens Quay West)
Director / Lead Creator: Beatriz Pizano
Cast / Co-Creators: Lara Arabian, Brefny Caribou, Liliana Suarez Henao, Janis Mayers, Rosalba Martinni, Michelle Polak, Sofia Rodriguez, and Rhoma Spencer
“I return to the place where I was born, and realize that it is no longer home”
Eight women follow the thread of history and the bloodlines that brought each of them to this land, to this moment in their journeys towards home. Is home a house? Is home a “homeland?”
Their offering: eight recipes for transforming our solitudes and an invitation to sit at the table.
Inspired by the women of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude, The Solitudes is a provocative, humorous, and visually charged experimental performance that conjures the many forces of separation that have overtaken our lives.
This is a protest. This is an act of claiming space. This is a call to action: because a house can be invaded, but home can never be taken away.
Runtime: 90 minutes
Directed / Created by Beatriz Pizano
Starring / Co-Created by Lara Arabian, Brefny Caribou, Liliana Suarez Henao, Janis Mayers, Rosalba Martinni, Michelle Polak, Sofia Rodriguez, Rhoma Spencer
With Contributions From Jenn Forgie, Bruce Gibbons Fell, Asha Vijayasingham
Set & Projection Design by Trevor Schwellnus
Lighting Design by Rebecca Vandevelde
Sound Design and Original Composition by Brandon Valdivia
Costume Design by Vanessa Magic
Head of Props Lisa Nighswander
Movement Direction by Victoria Mata
Associate Artist / Dramaturgy by Anita La Selva
Production Managed by Suzie Balogh
Stage Managed by Victoria Wang
Apprentice Stage Managed by Emie Sabandal
Technical Directed by Frank Donato
Produced by Sue Balint
Head Carpentry by Sebastian Marziali
Scenic Art by Megan Cinel, Susanna Feng, Julia Howman, Ellen Roach
Scenic Painter Ksenia Ivanova
Audience Engagement by Claren Grosz & Rebecca Sarfatti
Publicity by Red Eye Media (Suzanne Cheriton & Jenn Perras)
Tuesday January 7 – 8PM (Preview)
Wednesday January 8 – 8PM (Preview)
Thursday January 9 – 8PM (SOLD OUT– Opening Night)
Friday January 10 – 8PM
Saturday January 11 – 2PM
Saturday January 11 – 8PM
Tuesday January 14 – 8PM – Post-show talkback
Wednesday January 15 – 8PM
Thursday January 16 – 8PM – Post-show talkback
Friday January 17 – 8PM
Saturday January 18 – 2PM
Saturday January 18 – 8PM (Closing)
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