WHITE WEDDING

“an uncommonly cool theatrical experience” – Mahoney, Mooney on Theatre

Jeanette Dagger, Lauren Wolanski, Kayla Whalen, Dave Martin, and Cass Van Wyck in White Wedding at Artscape Youngplace premiere in 2017. (Eilish Waller photo)

Carl & Gabrielle just got married and their wedding reception is at their old high school. What does it mean for a group of old friends to reconnect in these nostalgic halls after being apart for so long? Has anything really changed? What old habits return? And wait – what is the point of love again?

“Playing in the upstairs hallway of the Artscape Youngplace, this Toronto Fringe show is a site specific piece that used its space to its advantage. The show explores unrequited love, the ways in which nostalgia can affect our choices and memories, and whether or not love actually conquers all . . . If you’re looking for a unique, lively evening, please come check out this show — its sure to get a wonderful reception.” – Jackie Mahoney, Mooney on Theatre

Dave Martin, Ermina Pérez, Cass Van Wyck, and Kayla Whelan in White Wedding at Artscape Youngplace premiere in 2017. (Eilish Waller photo)

Cottage Radio & Other Plays: Cottage Radio, White Wedding, & Post Alice animates a wild cast of Southwestern Ontario characters – particularly its strong, hilarious rural women – with complex histories and relationships to the land. The titlular Cottage Radio zeroes in on the sarcastic, charismatic Marley clan as they band together in the aftermath of a storm. White Wedding is a large-cast comedy set at a wedding reception in an old high school, where friends and lovers sneak off to reconnect and swim in nostalgia. Post Alice weaves a true Huron County mystery into an evening of stories, song, and secrets as four women (reminiscent of four of Alice Munro’s protagonists) gather around a fire and begin to wonder what really happened to Mistie Murray, a teenager who disappeared in the mid-nineties.

“Cottage Radio is a dynamic, complex, and very funny play . . . powerful” – Judith Thompson, Playwright

“White Wedding [is] . . . an uncommonly cool theatrical experience” – Jackie Mahoney, Mooney on Theatre

“[Post Alice is] one of the most exciting new Canadian plays I’ve seen for some time . . . profound, beautifully crafted” – Christopher Hoile, Stage Door

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Lauren Wolanski, Nabil Traboulski, Daniel Cristofori, Ermina Pérez and Cass Van Wyck in White Wedding at Artscape Youngplace premiere in 2017. (Eilish Waller & GG photos)

“a wonderful ensemble show. I especially enjoyed the performances of Cass Van Wyck as Heather and Lauren Wolanski as Michelle. The dynamic between these two was so mystifying, and it made me want a prequel to this play starring just the two of them. Van Wyck was heartbreakingly vulnerable in all of her scenes, and Wolanski made strong character choices that really worked.” – Jackie Mahoney, Mooney on Theatre