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.
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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.”