Melancholy Play

 

Development

Project Undertow

Premiere

SummerWorks Festival

Team

Rosa Labordé (Director),
Salvatore Antonio, Ennis Esmer, Ingrid Rae Doucet, Pamela Ferguson, Anna Hardwick, Melissa Jane Shaw.

 

The Canadian premiere of Sarah Ruhl’s Melancholy Play, a comedy about depression. It was a sold out hit at SummerWorks Festival and a critical success.

 

What the press said:

Now Magazine

“an impressive cast expertly bring out the laughs while understanding the pain beneath the humour.”

eye weekly

“Risky performances — including Anna Hardwick’s lovely nurse Joan complement Ruhl’s sardonic script. A rare (Canadian) opportunity to see a Ruhl play done right.”