On this first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, and throughout the year, we honour the lost children and survivors of the residential school system and remember its painful and tragic legacy. We urge you advocate for the implementation of the 94 recommendations of the National Commission and support its call to action. White Rooster Theatre invites you to join us in donating to First Light Friendship Centre to aid in their efforts to create a lasting memorial to commemorate these lives.
With deep respect and gratitude, White Rooster Theatre acknowledges the lands that we create, live, work, and benefit from as the ancestral home of the Beothuk, the island of Newfoundland as the traditional territory of the Mi'kmaq, and Labrador as the homelands of the Innu of Nitassinan, the Inuit of Nunatsiavut and the Inuit of NunatuKavut, as we commit to working towards truth and reconciliation.
With deep respect and gratitude, White Rooster Theatre acknowledges the lands that we create, live, work, and benefit from as the ancestral home of the Beothuk, the island of Newfoundland as the traditional territory of the Mi'kmaq, and Labrador as the homelands of the Innu of Nitassinan, the Inuit of Nunatsiavut and the Inuit of NunatuKavut, as we commit to working towards truth and reconciliation.
SynopsisA young woman wants to go to Mars; in her mind, it's the ultimate penal colony. As she barricades herself in a cottage by the sea and prepares her submission video, she begins to examine her past transgressions, sexuality, shame, and her role in the unraveling of one important friendship –– all to prove that she is the perfect candidate. But there's a problem: her jaw's been wired shut for a long time, and she's having trouble speaking.
The impetus behind the story is best told in the words of the creators. According to Playwright Meghan Greeley, whose plays we are proud to premiere, Jawbone was written "during one of the most challenging periods of my life—a time when I was questioning my sexuality and my friendships, questioning the world around me and my place within it. And questioning why, in the context of my reasonably privileged, liberal surroundings, it had taken me twenty-nine years to come out.' The TeamWritten and Performed by Meghan Greeley
Directed by Mallory Fisher Assistant Directed by Brooke C. Adams Stage Management & Technical Direction by Ryan Wilcox Set Design by Alison Helmer Sound Design by Brian Kenny Lighting Design by Bob Stamp Production Assistant Erika Squires Graphic Design by Krista Power Publicity by Susan Kelsey Photography by Ashley Harding Videography by Vaida V. Nairn Produced by Ruth Lawrence |
Photos by Ashley Harding
Thank YouSheldon Downey, Heather Rumancik, Brendan Kelly, Charlie Tomlinson, Jamie Skidmore, Brendan Agnew, Resource Centre for Arts, Nightwood Theatre, Andrea Donaldson, Kelly Thornton, Hannah Moscovitch, Mónica Garrido, Andrea Scott, Nick Green, Chelsea Woolley, Intisar Awisse, Ali Joy, Sadie Epstein-Fine, Libby Osler, David Patrick Flemming, Brittany Pack, the University of Calgary, Meg Braem, and Santiago Guzmán.
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