Author: Jason Alward
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Castor Oil
What do a hammer, a tube of lipstick, a dildo, and a half-baked casserole all have in common? Queer femininity. “Castor Oil ” is a series of vignettes that explore the complexities, stereotypes, and hypocrisy of sapphic sexuality. 60 minutes. PG-13: language, sexual content, intimate partner violence Screaming Beaver Productions Director: Kandace HagenAssistant Director: Kristena…
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Head War
Head War is a found text performance that pieces together the story of creator Sadie McCarney’s 2013 hospitalization for acute psychosis. Scavenging and rearranging words from the official records of her two-month hospital stay, McCarney has crafted an experience that reclaims sentences written about her as sentences not of illness, but of transformative power. These are…
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Kings and Queens
Xclusiv Crew is a diverse Urban Dance Company that was founded in 2010 by Bahamian HipHop Choreographer, Joe Dames. In 2012, he met Dawn Ward, who brought her Contemporary and African Jazz feel and vibe. They have been creating together ever since and will finally tell their love story, through the beauty of dance. Each…
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Snacks
A home is like a shrine. It is a space we fill with items that represent what we believe. Moving house is a time when you are poised to evaluate everything you believe in. “snacks” is a performance that explores the subtle belief systems that creep into our lives when we’re not looking, and how…
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Deenie’s Exit
At 95, Deenie is fed up with the decrepitude, loneliness, and, most of all, loss of control that come with old age. She convinces her friend Max to write a play about her and her determination to end it all, but Deenie’s son Peter assumes Max is after his mother’s money. Mayhem ensues! Caretaker Ruby…
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Cowardice
What do vampires have in common with mannequins? They’re both amongst the many things Benton Hartley is afraid of. When he’s tasked by his therapist to list everything that scares him, he quickly realises that the problem might be much deeper than he thought. Darkly hilarious and unblinkingly vulnerable, Cowardice tells the story of one…
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Apple Bones
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