Preview: IMPRINTS

Opening this evening in the Factory Studio Theatre is Theatre Garantua's World Premiere of IMPRINTS!

Inspired by current theories of genetic memory – and taking them further in a fascinating mix of science and fantasy – playwright Michael Spence explores the ghosts of our ancestral past by imagining them as existing within our genes. IMPRINTS speculates about the thousands and thousands of intimate strangers that make up our lineage and how their experiences are manifested in our instincts, fears and dreams.

Lily is haunted. Her body is overrun with ghosts. They surreptitiously influence all aspects of her life. She does not even know they are there, until she meets them face-to-face.

IMPRINTS tells the fantastical tale of Lily, a woman haunted by the ghosts of her ancestors. While undergoing an experimental procedure for an incurable disease, she is inadvertently transported down a very peculiar rabbit-hole. There she encounters the ghosts of her genealogical past - and discovers alarming keys to her present.

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Theatre Gargantua
in association with Factory Theatre presents the WORLD PREMIERE of
IMPRINTS
A new play by Michael Spence
Directed by Jacquie P.A. Thomas
The acting ensemble for IMPRINTS features Stephanie Belding, Cosette Derome, Conor Green, Ron Kennell, Kat Sandler and Michael Spence
Opens November 11 and runs to November 26, 2011
Factory Studio Theatre, 125 Bathurst Street

Preview: IMPRINTS: the ancestry project

IMPRINTS is a new work that focuses on the role the past plays in determining behaviour and self-identification. It will examine the functions of genealogy, genetics and storytelling in shaping the individual. We follow the fantastical journey of a woman who, through extraordinary circumstances, finds herself inhabiting the experiences of her long dead forebears.


About the company: Gargantua is artist driven and works as a creative ensemble, producing groundbreaking projects in two-year cycles. Seasons therefore consist of the creation, development and performance of new work as well as the remounting of past productions for regional, national and/or international touring. Artistic collaboration has no boundaries for Gargantua. Gargantua is a company that believes in the creative potential within artists and are committed to the continuous exploration of their talents. Gargantuan artists animate, sing, light, design, write, compose, move, draw, film, dance, perform, play, transform – it is a collective creation. The result of this multidisciplinary creation is an ever-evolving, increasingly informed, proudly provocative style all their own.

Courtesies: TheatreGargantua.ca

Tuesday October 12 – 8:00pm*
Friday October 15 – 8:00pm
Saturday October 16 – 8:00pm
* Special performance includes a post show discussion with the creators. Great night for University and College students.

Imprints will be performed @ The Theatre Centre
(1087 QUEEN ST W, Toronto)

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