An irresponsible bachelor answers the call to care for his ailing mother, while reckoning with his bad-ass past. But will his new-found skills be enough? A true story of love, family and the power of redemption.
25 year Fringe veteran Jon Paterson (Outstanding Solo Show – London, Outstanding Male Performance – Orlando) premieres his first solo-written show on the Canadian Fringe Festival circuit.
Content Notes: Mental Health. References dementia. There is also mild profanity.
Extended Content note link here.
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50% of ticket sales from the WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22ND at 6:00PM performance of HOW I MET MY MOTHER will be donated to the Alzheimer’s Society – Ottawa and Renfrew County.
I saw this show in Nova Scotia a couple weeks ago and I wanted to write how incredibly heartwarming, touching it is. It’s also very funny. John is a consummate actor and writer.
I highly recommend this show to anyone that is dealing with or has dealt with dementia and alzheimer’s. You are not alone. This show is lovely reminder of that.
Jon,
First, I wanted to tell you that my friend Marian and I both shed tears at the end of your June 18 show. Thank you for a very moving and beautiful performance.
Second, please publish the link to the website that contains all the additional material you wrote about support for Alzheimer patients and their families, about the inadequate funding of long term care homes, etc.
I also suggest you post the code to this material outside your venue, so people can scan it while waiting to be admitted (as they do at the National Arts Centre).
Cheers!
Barb Popel
Great Review for How I Met My Mother in Apartment613!
“…captivating and immersive…”
“…a masterclass in succinct emotional delivery.”
“…This is a best-of-fest contender and not to be missed.”
Read the full review here: https://apt613.ca/fringe-review-how-i-met-my-mother/
I left the Saturday show utterly speechless. A moving and captivating show which had me weeping tears of catharsis by the end.
Fantastic performance by the actor and highly recommended.
https://apt613.ca/fringe-review-how-i-met-my-mother/