The Assembly |
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A gathering of four people with very different views about democracy and free speech is transformed into a verbatim performance. Part way through, the performance is paused to allow audience members to take the stage, and talk together about these issues.
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Production Credits
Created by: Annabel Soutar, Alex Ivanovici, and Brett Watson Produced by: Porte Parole Directed by: Chris Abraham Lighting Designed by: Luc Prairie Sound Designed by: Antoine Bédard Set Designed by: Simon Guilbault Cast: Jimmy Blais, Sean Colby, Alex Ivanovici, Tanja Jacobs, Ngozi Paul and Brett Watson Production History National Arts Centre: Ottawa, ON 25 February - 8 March 2020 Segal Centre for the Performing Arts: Montreal, QC 16-21 February 2020 Théâtre ESPACE GO Montreal, QC 10 November - 2 December 2018 Streetcar Crowsnest: Toronto, ON 25 October - 3 November 2018 |
Photo source: porteparole.org
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Read more in PLAY: Dramaturgies of Participation: DEMOCRACY, ORDINARY PEOPLE, MAD LIBS
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Photo source: porteparole.org
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Press
"The Assembly: Episode 1 is charged, resonant and unnervingly entertaining." - NOW Toronto
"The Assembly is a fascinating attempt to dramatically present a difficult real life conversation around a dinner table of four 'regular' people with very different political views." - Toronto Star
"The Assembly is a fascinating attempt to dramatically present a difficult real life conversation around a dinner table of four 'regular' people with very different political views." - Toronto Star
Articles
Jenn Stephenson, “Assembling the Audience-Citizen (Or, Should Each Person be Responsible for Their Own Paté?),” Performance Matters 5 no. 2 (2019): 163–68.