A theatre company with roots on Burnaby Mountain is staging a new work for the Vancouver Fringe Festival.
Resounding Scream Theatre, in collaboration with Alley Theatre, is presenting Marrow at the Havana Theatre from Sept. 9 to 18.
Resounding Scream is a company formed by graduates of Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, and its co-artistic director, Stephanie Henderson, is now at SFU pursuing her master’s degree.
The company’s production, Marrow, is making its world debut at the Fringe. The production delves into the lives of two estranged sisters: Maura, a grad student researching witchcraft trials; and Morgan, who is recovering from bulimia. It features Alexandra Lainfiesta and Baraka Rahmani.
The story draws on playwright Veronique West’s own experiences with an eating disorder and her own fascination with witchcraft.
“In early modern Europe, it was believed that a witch was a woman who made a bargain with the Devil. She gave her body and soul to him in exchange for power that she wouldn’t otherwise have,” West says in a press release. “At the heart of both my research on the witchcraft trials and my personal experience with anorexia is a question: what price would you be willing to pay in order to take control of your life?”
Henderson describes the show as “dark and risky with a barebones aesthetic” and says that under the direction of Fringe veteran Marisa Emma Smith, audience members can expect some innovative staging.
The show runs eight times during the Fringe festival. Tickets are $14, plus Fringe membership.
Find all the details and ticket sales at www.vancouverfringe.com, or find out more about the play at www.resoundingscreamtheatre.com.
