Encore: Don't Read The Comments

MainLine Theatre

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Set at the live taping of a TV talk show, Don't Read the Comments delves into the "grey areas” of sexual encounters and consent. Through the dark, filterless art of clown and bouffon and the power of true storytelling, the show invites you to look into its warped mirror and confront what you see staring back.

Created and directed by Sarah Segal-Lazar, in collaboration with the cast
Featuring: Cara Krisman, Gabe Maharjan, Joy Ross-Jones, Sarah Segal-Lazar, and Dakota Jamal Wellman
Assistant direction (original production) by Mahalia Golnosh Tahririha

Warning: This show graphically deals with the subject of sexual assault.

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ENCORE is a new series presented by MainLine Theatre October 3-7, 2018. Featuring talent from this year's and past year's festivals from Montreal and around the world, Encore celebrates the best of intimate fringe theatre. Curated by MainLine's Executive and Artistic Director, Amy Blackmore.

HORAIRE / SCHEDULE

  • Vendredi 5 Octobre 2018 / 21:30

60 minutes
Pour âges / For ages 18+
Retardataires / Latecomers : 60 minutes

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