The play explores themes of repressed violence and sexuality, the search for identity and the powerful nature of love and forgiveness. High school students will be confronted with daring subject matter which could provide context and relevance to their lives.
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Lion in the Streets continues to be one of Thompson’s most known and most popular plays. Canadian theatre companies regularly perform her work, such as Soulpepper’s 2011 production of White Biting Dog at the Young Center in Toronto. Thompson’s plays embrace subconscious elements of human experience not often seen on stage, capturing audience’s attention across the country. Premiered at the Tarragon Theatre in 1990, Lion in the Streets won the Chalmers Outstanding New Play Award in 1991. The production embodies our contemporary quest for faith, truth, and a “state of grace” while contending with the absurdity of daily life. This unique mixture complements and elucidates surreal moments while revealing Thompson’s brilliant, sparkling humor. Twentieth century music underscores the critical moments in these characters’ lives animated with contemporary movement inspired by dance company La La La Human Steps, and choreographed by Gerry Trentham, Artistic Director of Toronto’s Pounds Per Square Inch Performance company. The play is constructed like a ritualistic dance the characters moving through a shared theatrical space, their expressions and actions witnessed by the ever-present Isobel who spends much of the play searching for the man who killed her seventeen years prior.
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A series of interconnected episodes which provide graphic glimpses into desperate lives advances through the passage of the characters from one scene into the next. The young protagonist, a Portuguese immigrant to Toronto named Isobel, is a ghost in a purgatorial condition who deftly moves in and out of critical, extreme moments in each of the characters’ lives.
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Written by award-winning Canadian Playwright Judith Thompson, Lion in the Streets is a play in which the obsessions of the characters erupt forth in heightened, surreal and imagistic language. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts February, 2012 Catharines, Ontario CAST (Students of the Brock University Department of Dramatic Arts): Isobel.Kaitlin Race Sue, Jill.Emma Bulpin Nellie, Rhonda, Scarlett.Kédie McIntyre Rachel, Lily, Joanne, Christine.Olivia Jackson Laura, Ellen, Sherry.Tanisha Minson Martin, Bill, Father Hayes, Edward, Midnight Man.Dylan Mawson Antonio, George, Maria, David, Michael.Matt DaCosta Scalato, Timmy, Ron, Rodney, Ben.Jonathan Phillips PRODUCTION TEAM: Director.Danielle Wilson Scenographer.David Vivian Assistant Director.Rebekka Gondosch (student) Assistant Designer.John McGowan (student) Dramaturge.Erica Charles (student) Movement Choreographer.Gerry Trentham Stage Manager.Nick Carney Assistant Stage Manager.Jessica Johnston (student) Production Manager.Brian Cumberland Technical Director.Adrian Palmieri Assistant Technical Director.Kate Hardy (student) Technical Assistant.Doug Ledingham Lighting Design.Ken Garrett Audio Design.Doug Ledingham Composer.Max Holten Andersen Head of Wardrobe.Roberta Doylend Apprentice First Hand.Jo Pacinda (student) Lion in the Streets: A Study Guide Brock University Department of Dramatic Arts Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts Presented in the Sean O’Sullivan Theatre Centre for the Arts, Brock University St. COLLABORATION Lion in the Streets Written by Judith Thompson February 16, 17, 18, 2012 at 7:30pm Februat 11:30am Brock University Department of Dramatic Arts Marilyn I. An Interview with Judith Thompson by Eleanor Wachtel 10. Lion in the Streets: A Study Guide Brock University Department of Dramatic Arts Marilyn I. “It’s this animal we all have tucked away in the corner of our subconscious and it’s very frightening to see the cage unlocked.” -Judith Thompsoni Catharines, Ontario February 16-18, 2012 Study Guide Prepared by Erica Charles, Dramaturge and Third Year Dramatic Arts Student with the Assistance of: Danielle Wilson, Director and DART Instructional LTA David Vivian, Scenographer and DART Associate Professor Virginia Reh, DART Associate Professor Lion in the Streets: A Study Guide Brock University Department of Dramatic Arts Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, Brock University Presented in the Sean O’ Sullivan Theatre Centre for the Arts, Brock University St.
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By Judith Thompson Directed by Danielle Wilson Designed by David Vivian Department of Dramatic Arts of the Marilyn I.