POOF

Written by: Gillian Clark
Directed by: Jimmy Blais
Recommended for: Ages 12+

POOF  is the story of Gill, a self described, “extremely average 16 year old girl”. She isn’t cool like 16 year old girls in movies, and she isn’t a loser like 16 year old girls in movies, either. She is just a 16 year old girl. 

So why does your self described “extremely average 16 year old girl” interrupt her school’s production of Romeo and Juliet to declare that something about its definition of love feels inadequate? Gill is processing the death of her Grandma, her parents’ impending divorce, and that she has been cast as the minor role of Balthazar in R and J, while her crush, Qasim, is cast as Romeo.  

POOF is about love, grief, change and how language can fall short to describe the ways in which we are feeling. It is about how sometimes, everything happens at once. It is about how illegible notes from a dying loved one might lead you to find a bit of what you are looking for in an unexpected place. 

Themes and Concepts

➜   Emotional Support

➜   Mental Health and Wellbeing

➜   Allyship

➜   Healthy Relationships

➜   Community

➜   Self Love

➜   Identity

➜   Grief

Resources

Original Cast and Team

Ravyn R. Bekh
Gill

Jackson Thouret
Peter

Jimmy Blais — Director
Gillian ClarkPlaywright
Diana Uribe Set & Costume Design
Courtney Orbin Moses Design Assistant
Rob Denton Sound Design
Shopdogs Inc. Technical Direction/Set Build
Drew Lyall Production Manager