★ This show was selected for an additional “Best of Fest” performance on Sunday, June 23 at 7:00PM. For tickets to this showing, click here.
THE WHITE CROCODILE: Three short plays by Laurie Fyffe. From the incoming tide of conspiracy thinking, to the raging power of ancient geological formations, to the waves of humanity seeking sanctuary, lives intersect and worlds collide in three short tales: “Dammed”, “I Am Oil” and “The White Crocodile”.
Contains references to violent imagery and genocide (no physical violence depicted onstage).
a transcript is available for this show
In “Dammed”, an expert trying to warn of an impending climate-induced catastrophe runs into bureaucratic denial and patronizing solicitude. After all, we don’t want to cause a panic now, do we? A savage dark comedy, featuring David Frisch and Kelsey Rideout (“The Supine Cobbler”, GCTC).
“I Am Oil” features contemporary dance artist Chelsea Passmore (“Exciting Cause”, TACTICS) in a seductive interpretation of our love affair with fossil fuels.
In “The White Crocodile”, evocative interwoven narratives paint a portrait of one woman – played by three actors – at three different times in her life, and her awakening to the realities of lives touched by war, dislocation and genocide. Featuring Élise Gauthier, Kelsey Rideout and Kenney Vandelinde. Plan B Productions (“#faustus”, “2084”, “The Proposal & The Ring”) reunites with Laurie Fyffe, author of “Beowulf in Afghanistan”, upcoming at GCTC. Directed by William Beddoe. Design by Andrew Alexander & Graham Price.
Is this at Arts Court on Daly?
Jeff: Yes, although the performance venue for The White Crocodile, Studio 1201, is in the newer addition on the east side of the building (that houses the Ottawa Art Gallery). You can access it from Arts Court though.
A play for ‘hard core’ Fringe dwellers! Apt 613 https://apt613.ca/fringe-2024-review-the-white-crocodile/
Thank you so much for the theatrical experience: comedy, movement, drama, visuals, solid performances, three thoughtful mini-plays. The White Crocodile is a bad omen, yet makes for good theatre.