The Washing Machine
Jan 5-15, 2012 at the Next Stage Theatre Festival
Ghostly spirits, modern machines, and untouchables collide in this new play about an Anglo-Indian woman’s attempt to wash away the stains of her past.
After a successful showing at Nightwood Theatre's Groundswell Festival of New Work, director Sasha Kovacs joins playwright Radha Menon (writer of award-winning screenplay Max Neo) to assemble a team as multi-cultural as it is multi-generational, with performers including Dora-award winner Steve Cumyn, Ronica Sajnani (of Deepa Mehta’s Water), Cydney Penner (of BLOOM, Toronto Fringe 2011), and Aparajit Bhattacharjee (of The Sheep & the Whale, Modern Times/Cahoots).
In The Washing Machine, Isabelle returns from England to her childhood home in India after the death of her husband and child. She has big plans for this banana plantation: out with the sacred grounds, in with tennis courts and a fancy new washing machine! Isabelle and her lustful brother James clash with their superstitious servants, a neighbouring convent, and the wrath of an Aghori guru as her family’s dark secret is finally exposed.
The Washing Machine
Presented by Red Betty Theatre and the Next Stage Theatre Festival
Written by Radha S. Menon / Directed by Sasha Kovacs
Cast: Aparajit Bhattacharjee, Steve Cumyn, Mina James, Jivesh Parasram, Dipal Patel,
Cydney Penner, Ronica Sajnani, and Asha Vijayasingham
Set and Costume Design: Jung Hye Kim
Lighting Design: Dave Degrow / Sound Design: Steph Berntson
Stage Management: Heather Bellingham
Associate Director: Jonathan Heppner / Production Manager: Ashley Westlake
Factory Studio Theatre, 125 Bathurst Street (at Adelaide)
SHOW TIMES:
Jan 5th 9pm / Jan 6th 6:45pm / Jan 7th 9pm
Jan 8th 3pm / Jan 10th 8:30pm / Jan 11th 6:15pm
Jan 12th 9:15pm / Jan 14th 5:00pm / Jan 15th 9:15pm
For Tickets and other info call the Fringe Hotline: 416-966-1063
Tickets are $12-$15
