flight of fancy, hold me close

New Words Festival

A play by Adjani Poirier
From April 29 to May 6, 2023

Free tickets

A play by the Playwriting graduating student Adjani Poirier and produced by the 2023 graduating class of the English section. Directed by Rose Plotek (Directing 2007).

  • Presented at the Ludger-Duvernay Theatre of the Monument-National Campus
  • In English
  • From April 29 to May 6, 2023
  • Programme_FOF.pdf Download the program

This show is part of the New Words Festival. See also: SYCOPHANT by Nora Vision

Synopsis

The not too distant future: Public Apologies™ have become the hottest reality TV show, and Sol, a young pop star, finds herself struggling to remain relevant amidst this new cultural phenomenon. In a world haunted by the desire to commodify remorse she grapples with what it means to forgive, to love and to be an artist. flight of fancy, hold me close is an exploration of human connection, celebrity culture and the duality of our dreams and nightmares.

Team

CAST

Sol
Jasmine Case A3

Celina
Calla Adubofour-Poku A3

Bev
Emma Hennig A3

Robin
Jeremy Lewis A3

SPD
Madeleine Scovil A3

Apologies
Mackenzie Wojcik A3

CREATIVE AND PRODUCTION TEAM

Set Designer
Fernando Maya Meneses S3

Costume Designer
Sarah Chabrier (Set and Costume Design 2022)

Lighting Designer
Anthony Allan PT3

Video Designer
Zachary Weibel PT3

Sound Designer
Isabella Robert PT3

Assistant to the Set Designer
Claire Aldridge S2 and Kathlyne Levesque-Caron S2

Assistants to the Costume Designer
Claire Aldridge S2

Production Manager
Jo Natale PT3

Technical Director
Charlotte Baker PT3

Assistant Technical Director and Head Carpenter
Delton Kreller PT2

Stage Manager
Andrea McMillan PT2

Assistant Stage Manager
Zoe Daca PT1

Head Electrician
Matt Lalonde PT2

Head of Video
Bea Crowther PT2

Head of Sound
May Nemat Allah PT2

Crew
Beatrice Freedman PT1, Alex Sykes PT1, Eiden French PT1

COACHES

Dramaturgy
Myekah Payne

Music
Jonathan Patterson

Movement
Rebecca Harper

Voice
Lauren Maykut

Fight Director
Anita Nittoli

Set Design
Michael Gianfrancesco

Costume Design
Elen Ewing

Props
Angela Rassenti (Set and Costume Design 2008)

Lighting Design
Noah Feaver

Video Design
Erin T.Gruber

Sound Design
Brian Kenny (Production Design and Technical Arts 2014)

Production Management
Andrea Lundy

Stage Management
Neha Ross

Technical Direction Coach
Lee Tucker (Production Design and Technical Arts 2018)

Technical Director
Phillipe Almeras

Scenic Painting
Véronique Pagnoux

Stage Carpenter
Jérémie Bérubé

Master Carpenter
Guillaume Simard (Création et production 2010)

Assistant Head Carpenter
Christian Larochelle

Technical Supervision
Marjorie Lefebvre

Head of Lighting
Francis Hamel (Création et production 2011)

Head of Sound
Bianca Bernier

Performances

  • Saturday, April 29, at 7:30 p.m. (preview)
  • Monday, May 1, at 7:30 p.m.
  • Wednesday, May 3, at 9 p.m.
  • Thursday, May 4, at 6:30 p.m.
  • Friday, May 5, at 9 p.m.
  • Saturday, May 6, at 1 p.m.

Venue

Monument-National Campus
Ludger-Duvernay Theatre
1182 Saint-Laurent Boulevard
Montreal

Tickets

  • Tickets available

Preview

Performances

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