DNA
Created by Kristina Watt Villegas | Produced by 100 Watt Productions | Origin: Ottawa, Canada
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Show Details
A street. A field. A wood.
A choice. And another. And– “Maybe we should do nothing…” Mark. Jan. Leah. Phil. John Tate. Lou. Richard. Cathy. Brian. Adam.
“What’s more important, one person or everyone?”How far will you go in order to belong?
“Are you happy? No, don’t answer that.”
Content Notes
- Mental health: the show involves bullying.
- Violence: the show includes emotional and subtle physical violence.
- Abrupt loud noise: potential discordant chords.
- Mature language: some profanity.
- Sexual content: dialogue, one mention of the sex life of bonobos.
Showtimes
- Friday, June 138:00pm
- Saturday, June 142:30pm
- Tuesday, June 177:00pm
- Thursday, June 1910:00pm
- Saturday, June 212:30pm
- Sunday, June 226:00pm
DNA: a cautionary–and comedic–tale with a big dark heart.
ARTISTIC TEAM
Playwright: Dennis Kelly
Director: Kristina Watt Villegas
Performers: the 100 Watt Youth Ensemble (Sébastien Cimpaye, Brianna Lortie-Chartrand, Taiya Peckham, Jax Young, Sofia Henson-Preibisch, Kat Derikx, William Mann, Sophie Dean, Gray Inouye)
Stage Manager: Emily Fink-Jensen
Assistant Stage Manager: Leila Asselin
Sound Designer/Composer: William Mann, with Kristina and Emily
Lighting Designer: Emily Fink-Jensen
Costume Designer: Sofia Henson-Preibisch and Ensemble
DNA Poster Artist: Sophie Dean
100 Watt Productions offers theatre that questions our relationship with the planet and with each other. In collaboration between youth and professionals, productions illuminate the hopes, fears and questions of youth to audiences across generations.
For more info, how to get involved or to support, go to https://100wattproductions.com/
With this production of DNA and its story, 100 Watt Productions is honoured to support Kids Help Phone (KPH) and to shine light on Canada’s only 24/7, free, confidential, and multilingual e-mental health solution for young people to Feel Out Loud and access support whenever they need it most.
For support: call 1-800-668-6868 | chat KidsHelpPhone.ca | text TALK to 686868 (youth) or WELLNESS to 741741 (adults)
GRACIAS
We would like to thank and acknowledge the generosity of the Great Canadian Theatre Company, where the 100 Watt Youth Ensemble are Resident Artists; the University of Ottawa Department of Theatre; Bruce Young, and all of the families who entrust Kristina to collaborate and grow with their youth.
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