GEORDIE THEATRE FEST

Recommended Age: 0 to 100 years

February 5-9, 2020

This one-week special event supports Geordie's initiative of being a leader in the development of great new works for Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA). With staged readings in partnership with the National Theatre School of Canada, and our acclaimed 2Play touring shows on a mainstage platform, the Geordie Theatre Festival gives audiences of all ages the chance to get an inside look at what's next for TYA.

This year's festival includes mainstage performances by Stephen Booth, Chloe Giddings, and Chadia Kikondjo who have been travelling with Tour Manager James Douglas, bringing The Water Chronicles and Fear of Missing out into schools, community centres and libraries all over Eastern Canada with our annual 2Play Tour.

The Geordie Theatre Festival's Play Reading Series is "Pay-What-You-Decide". Simply show up to the presentation you would like to see, and pay what you wish either before or after each show! If you would like to be sure you have a seat, you can make a reservation by emailing boxoffice@geordie.ca, or by calling our Box Office at 514-845-9810

Feb 5th @ 11 am
Staged Reading of

When We Grow Up

by Kalale Dalton-Lutale
directed by
Dean Patrick Fleming
ages 12+
- SOLD OUT -

In her bedroom, The Little Girl is trying to fall asleep. When The Shivers arrives, the yuckiest monster in the world, she begins an Alice in Wonderland-type journey to a dreamlike land. Through oceans and forests, she must look for The Wind, the only one who can help her defeat The Shivers.

When We Grow Up is a play about the fear we all have and the heroic quest to conquer it.

Featuring Danny Brochu, Mahalia Golnosh Tahririha, Anton May and Leni Parker

Feb 5th @ 7 pm
Staged Reading of

Celestial Bodies

by Jacob Margaret Archer
directed by
Amanda Kellock
ages 12+

Stella, a fast-thinking (and even-faster-talking) teenager, copes with her first year of high school in some unexpected ways, including casual binge eating, Anxiety-Inducing Space Facts™, accidentally becoming an ice hockey goalie, and a dog named Oort Cloud.

Celestial Bodies is one girl’s cosmic journey to truly owning, literally and metaphorically, the space she occupies.

Featuring Lucinda Davis

Feb 6th @ 7 pm
Staged Reading of

The Granddaughter

by Gillian Clark
directed by
Dean Patrick Fleming
ages 12+

This is a story about a girl who turns sixteen. She isn’t like how sixteen-year-old girls are in the movies. She isn’t cool like that. And she isn’t a loser like that. She’s just a sixteen-year-old girl.

So why does your not-so-cool, not-so-losery sixteen-year-old girl stop her school’s production of Romeo and Juliet mid-performance because something about it feels inadequate?

Well…

The Granddaughter is a story about grief, fireflies, and finding love in unpredictable places.

Featuring Samantha Bitonti and Alex Goldrich

Feb 7th @ 7 pm
Staged Reading of

The Ugly Ones

by Chelsea Woolley & Candace Amarante
directed by Mike Payette
ages 12+
- SOLD OUT -

A special event commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Inspired by true events that occurred prior to the Soccer World Cup 2014 and Rio Olympic Games 2016 where, in preparation for these events, some favelas were cleared, resulting in the relocation of street children to detention camps. The play follows three teenagers - two sisters who live in the affected favelas, and the patriotic son of the Honorable Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism – who come to discover that their captivity compromises their rights and the courage it takes to defend them.

This staged reading will be followed by a special post-show discussion featuring panelists from UNICEF Canada, Save the Children, McGill University, and Equitas.

Featuring Camila Fitzgibbon, Gabe Maharjan, and Mariana Tayler

Weekend Presentations:

Feb 8th & 9th @ 1:30 pm

The Water Chronicles

by Alex Haber
directed by Zach Fraser

Feb 8th & 9th @ 4 pm

Fear of Missing Out

by Michaela DiCesare
directed by Sophie Gee

Additional Credits for the Festival & 2Play Tour Shows Include

Stage Manager: Danielle Laurin
Tour Manager: James Douglas
Production Manager: Haylee Tucker
Technical Director: Elly Tomasson
Set & Costume Designer: Sophie El Assaad
Sound Designer: Rob Denton
Dramaturg: Emma Tibaldo
Lighting Consultant: Jon Cleveland

Playing at

Strathearn Center

3680 rue Jeanne-Mance
Montreal, QC, H2X 2K5