“We want a sustainable future, where Toronto is a theatre city, a destination,” says artistic director Chris Abraham. “There is tremendous potential for that. But in order to be a big international theatre city, we have to take big swings.”
What I'm finding out through the beauty of music is that there are things we can't talk about, says Cardinal. But through our relationship with a rock star, we can experience those things in a more real way. We can experience them communally.
Mohammad Yaghoubi’s Earworm scrapes at the edges of the idiom, making for a sinister, beautifully conceived exploration of abuse and femicide in post-revolution Iran.