Event

Living Room. Dark

Written by Leah Jane Esau

Synopsis:
This fictional work follows a family and community on the eve of tragedy. Mary, a young mother, feels invisible. She struggles with mental illness made more severe by her leave of absence from work. After a car accident left her
crippled, Mary becomes addicted to her medication, and is haunted by her duties as a mother, and by the house in which she feels confined. She and her husband, Howard, are pushed over the edge by a bitter custody battle.

Simultaneous to the action in the house, we see the Quebecois neighbours, gossiping away, trivializing and speculating on what's really going on in the house across the street. Rumour becomes truth, facts are distorted, and the question of
how much do we REALLY care about the latest sensationalist
report in the news is brought to the fore-front.

When:
April 24, 25, 26, 29, 30 and May 1, 2, 3 at 8PM.
Matinee on May 3rd at 2PM

Where:
Espace 4001
4001 Rue Berri
Montréal, Quebec
H2L 4H2

Tickets:
$15 regular
$12 students
"Date Night" Special (2-for-1) on Tuesday, April 29th at 8:00 pm

Cast

Alarey Alsip - Mary
Yanik Ethier - Howard
Jon Verrall - David
Melissa Paulson - Suzanne/Mme. Ouimette
Elizabeth Neale - Jeanette/Interviewer

Production team

Stuart Fink - Director
Rachel Lebowitz - Stage Manager
Zak Thriepland - Set and Costume Designer
Beecher Pinet - Lighting Designer
Jordan Walder - Sound Designer
Elizabeth Prevost - Box Office Manager