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pppeeeaaaccceee
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pppeeeaaaccceee is a vast, imaginative, mesmerizing and hilarious glide through life after the revolution; a gently aggressive meditation which examines our being, asks us what we're doing and reminds us that there are monsters in here. Three souls, floating somewhere in the ether, talk quietly, and face the fact that the world is a place of overwhelming contradiction and terror. The ideas flow fluidly and we are lulled into a state of joyous confusion as we travel through the night, to the heart of our nightmares and out the other side to sunrise. Peace: say it slow, stretch it out, make it last forever. Credits peeeaaaccceee was written and directed by Darren O’Donnell, produced by Naomi Campbell, featuring Greg MacArthur, Ngozi Paul and Maiko Bae Yamamoto with sound by Nick Murray, light by Rebecca Picherack, choreography by Sarah Chase and set by Darren O’Donnell and Naomi Campbell. It was co-produced by the Six Stages Festival at Theatre Passe Muraille in February of 2003 and part of TPM’s 2004/05 mainstage season. It was published in 2003 by Coach House Books, produced by St Catherines’ Dennis Morris High School in 2004 and by Downstage Theatre of Calgary, Alberta in May 2006. Press "Challenging theatre that really sings...pppeeeaaacccee can induce a sharpening and tilting of perception comparable to a bona fide altered state." "A skilful blend of philisophical thoughtfulness and theatricality - an elegiac mood rules here, tempered by irony and subtle humour." "I thought pppeeeaaaccceee spoke more eloquently, humourously and poignantly about what it means to be alive today than anything I've seen in a long, long time. Irreverent and spiritual, ironic and mystical, this is theatre to release the oppressed mind." "Darren O'Donnell is one of the country's most original artists -- pointed, enraged, elegant, trippy and crafty. And so is his play." "Saw the show last night. I think it is a marvelous piece of theatre. Very thoughtful and sad and beautiful. Wonderful writing, wonderful performing." |
