Dressed as People – a Triptych of Uncanny Abduction
Created by Kelly Robson, Amal El-Mohtar, A.M. Dellamonica & Margo MacDonald | Produced byPunk Reek Productions | Origin: Ottawa, Canada & Toronto, Canada
La Nouvelle Scène – Studio A
Show Details
A school haunted by troubled children, a mysterious disappearance in a forest, an encounter with the unknown on open waters. Three characters, three time periods, three tales of abduction and the intrusion of the uncanny into the lives of those who are taken, those who do the taking, and those who are left behind.
Content Notes
The first monologue contains Catholic institutional violence against children and young women
The show includes references to suicide, abduction, disappearance of a young woman, death of children, neglect of children, violence against women and children, hidden burials, use of alcohol, and the appearance (though not firing) of a vintage pistol.
A transcript and extended content note are available for this show. This show will have a masked performance on June 16th at 3:00pm.
Showtimes
- Thursday, June 136:30PM
- Saturday, June 159:00PM
- Sunday, June 163:00PM
- Tuesday, June 186:00PM
- Thursday, June 207:30PM
- Saturday, June 229:00PM
Multi-award-winning theatre creators and three internationally renowned, queer, Canadian speculative fiction writers team up for this chilling new work.
From the producers of The Elephant Girls.
Winner 2021 Ottawa Fringe Awards – Audience Choice & Solo Performance
Winner 2023 Les Prix Rideau Award – Outstanding Performance Nominated
2023 Dora Award – Outstanding Performance by an Individual
“stunningly amazing performances” — Black Gate Magazine
“powerful words in the mouth of a masterful storyteller” – Intermission Magazine
“spine-chilling stories full of mystery, magic, and mayhem” – View from the Box
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Caught the opening show and was absolutely blown away. The writing is stunning but the acting was the shining light here, with the same actor completely falling into three very different characters.
Cannot recommend this enough.
Absolutely wonderful show, the stories told moved me. I recommend anyone who enjoys deep, thoughtful storytelling. This was a great start to the 2024 Ottawa Fringe show.
This was so powerful, in both its human elements and its speculative ones. The three-monologue format worked wonderfully and the acting was stellar. It pulled at you in all the right ways.
Great character studies and great monologues make me a very happy person. This show did it times three. Three fascinating stories that moved (often unmovable) me and I’m still thinking about these three strong, vulnerable, fascinating women. And will often think of them fondly in the future. They had much to tell. Kudos!
Incredibly compelling, this triptych of stories features three very different characters that Margo plays with aplomb and grace. I felt as though I were watching three completely different actors! This is my favourite dramatic piece of the festival – you will regret it if you don’t catch it before Fringe is done!