Tuning In
Co-presented with the MAI, Tuning In is a commissioned series of three new, short audio plays penned by women playwrights from across Canada. Tuning In tackles issues of denial, fear and care. Three Canadian women playwrights explore the perspectives that reflect our personal realities and also the truths that bind us together. The series invites us to question the human experience and how society shapes us.
TUNING IN’S PLAYWRIGHTS
YVETTE NOLAN
On the subject of DENIAL
LÂCHE PAS LA PATATE
Two siblings meet to figure out what to do with their father’s ashes. What they remember about their childhoods shocks them.
With Jimmy Blais, Evan Stepanian (foley), Heather White
Creative Team: Joseph Browne (sound engineer), Silvia Cloutier (direction), Fatma Sarah Elkashef (direction), Danna-Rae Evasiuk (technical director), Kathleen Flaherty (dramaturgy), Evan Stepanian (sound design)
AUDREY DWYER
On the subject of FEAR
THE RINGTONE
Dana wakes up with a hangover and on someone else’s porch. As she attempts to collect pieces of the night before, she explores her mind, the structures that be and her connection to the finer things in life – high end organic grocery shopping.
With Lucinda Davis, Brian Dooley, Warona Setshwaelo, Evan Stepanian (foley)
Creative team: Joseph Browne (sound engineer), Lydie Dubuisson (direction), Danna-Rae Evasiuk (technical director), Kathleen Flaherty (dramaturgy), Evan Stepanian (sound design), Emma Tibaldo (direction)
AMY LEE LAVOIE
On the subject of CARE
SCOUT’S HONOUR
A couple weighs the difficult decision of putting their beloved rescue dog down or draining the last of their savings into a Hail Mary chance of healing him.
With Danny Brochu, Julie Tamiko Manning, Anne-Marie Saheb, Evan Stepanian (foley)
Creative team: Joseph Browne (sound engineer), Micheline Chevrier (direction), Danna-Rae Evasiuk (technical director), Kathleen Flaherty (dramaturgy), Evan Stepanian (sound design), Alessandra Tom (direction)
HOW TO TUNE IN
SHOWTIMES
April 2 at 7:30pm
April 3 at 7:30pm
April 4 at 7:30pm
Tuning In is livestreamed every night, just tune in!
This event is Donate-What-You-Decide, with all proceeds going directly to The Open Door.
Access to the livestream coming soon!