36 LITTLE PLAYS ABOUT HOPELESS GIRLS
By Aurora Stewart de Peña
A series of one minute plays and dances with interwoven plot lines about baseball, credit card debt, millipedes and Ny'pha, a helpful bathroom tissue collector from the world of We'an.
Production History:
August 2007, Tranzac Club
July 2009, Toronto Fringe
Excerpts have been performed at Summerworks and the Hysteria Festival.
Press:
Eye Weekly
Mooney On Theatre
THE BOOK OF LIZ
A play about cheeseballs by Amy and David Sedaris (The Talent Family).
Production History:
A snowy December 2007 at Bread and Circus in Kensington Market
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THINGS I HAVE FOUND AND HOW THEY GOT THERE
By Aurora Stewart de Peña
A play about the past lives of used items that fall into people's hands during their liftime. The play explores five different worlds in five Canadian locations, St. Mary's, Ontario (1991), Richmond Hill, Ontario (1919), Stratford, Ontario (1832), Trinity Bellwoods Park in Toronto (2000) and Winnipeg, Manitoba (1971). Featuring a Purple Glitter Lee Press-On Nail, The Women's Temperance Cookbook, Cloudy Bottles with XXX embossed on them, a psychadelic lightswitch plate and a dirty, crumpled kleenex.
Production History:
August 2008
Press:
She Does The City
DEAD WRESTLERS
By Aurora Stewart de Peña and Nika Mistruzzi
Dead Wrestlers charges triumphantly along the path separating two epic Wrestling Dynasties, the Tenderboys and The Von Spikehorns. Taking place sometime in the fog between 1975 and 1982, these two noble families will fight to the death for the title, shining with body grease, resplendent with sound effects and holding a grudge. Six Wrestlers. Three Belts. One Title.
Production History:
February 2010, Rhubarb Festival
Press:
Torontoist
FRIENDS & OUTSIDERS
In collaboration with Over the Top Fest, we curated a program of short works. Mandy Panda by the illustrious Norman Yeung, Naeema by the dashing Jonathan Osborn, Theatrum: The Last Part of the Fourth Part of the World by the beyond effervescent Alex Wolfson, and one original Birdtown and Swanville piece titled The Lee Press on Nail Show that Aurora wrote; a short play featuring the music of Color Me Badd, the attitude of Southern Ontario underage drinkers, and a purple glitter Lee Press-On nail.
Production History:
May 2009, Jamie's Area
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FAMILY STORY
By Aurora Stewart de Peña
An exploration of why we are the way we are, how we got to be that way, and whether or not there is anybody to blame for our condition. A surreal and colourful series of family portraits, inspired by the work of department store photographers, Polka Dot Door, Little Golden Book illustrations and muppets.
Production History:
February 2011
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THE PHYSICAL RAMIFICATIONS OF ATTEMPTED GLOBAL DOMINATION
By Aurora Stewart de Peña and Nika Mistruzzi
Hitler foamed at the mouth, Napoleon suffered from extreme eczema and every so often, Pol Pot would go blind. The Physical Ramifications of Attempted Global Domination explores the mysterious and bountiful medical ailments suffered by many of history's most aggressive dictators. Featuring balloon animals, clogged intestinal tracts, and power hungry global dominators, this play gets under the skin to probe the pitfalls of supposed strength.
Production History:
April 2010, HATCH Harbourfront Centre
August 2011, SummerWorks Festival
Press:
NOW Magazine
Harbourfront Centre
The Take Media