POLY QUEER LOVE BALLAD

November 26-December 1, 2019

Backspace Theatre ,  16 Ryerson Ave., Toronto

Co-produced by Anais West, Sara Vickruck and Theatre Passe Muraille

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Winner of the PTC Fringe New Play Prize, the Fringe Critics Choice Award and Pick of the Fringe​

Nominated for two Jessie Richardson Awards for Outstanding Original Script and Outstanding Production of a Musical

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Developed with the support of Playwrights Theatre Centre, the Canada Council for the Arts, the BC Arts Council and the Hamber Foundation.

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Poly Queer Love Ballad is a bold, intimate new musical, merging slam poetry with catchy pop-folk tunes. Nina, a polyamorous bisexual poet, meets Gabbie, a monogamous lesbian songwriter, at a Cafe Deux Soleils. With two microphones, a loop pedal, and array of instruments, they struggle to reconcile their fierce mutual attraction with their opposing perspectives on love. The show explores polyamory and queerness, while aiming to create a new representation of intimacy that isn’t confined by genre, medium or societal obligations.

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Creative Team:

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Created and Performed by Anais West and Sara Vickruck
Directed by Julie McIsaac
Dramaturgy by Joanna Garfinkel
Original Production Design by Jessica Han 
Costume and Set Design by Alaia Hamer 
Lighting Design by Harika Xu
Stage Management by Sammie Hatch

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Promotional Photography: Emily Cooper