Lauren Gillis
iPhoto caption: Lester Trips duo headshot Lauren Gillis and Alaine Hutton. Photo by Helen Yung.
Lester Trips wants Toronto theatre creators to ‘make it nasty’
"It doesn’t matter how many reels of a hamster falling out of its cage set to the Requiem I see: The music still hits," says Lauren Gillis. "We joke that the logline for Honey I’m Home is 'normie drone has menty-b from VR Zoom with her own living room.'"
iPhoto caption: Lauren Gillis and Alaine Hutton in 'Public Consumption.' Photo by Eden Graham.
REVIEW: Lester Trips’ stylish Public Consumption captures the internet’s profound emptiness
Rather than directly representing online life, Public Consumption speculates — with virtuosity — about how the digital world affects our bodies. And the show's findings are by no means comfortable.
iPhoto caption: Pearle Harbour (Justin Miller) performs in Early Distant Warning, featuring set design by Jackie Chau, lighting design by Jareth Li, and costume design by Julia Howman. Photo by Jeremy Mimnagh
REVIEW: Distant Early Warning at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
In her one-woman show, Pearle Harbour (Justin Miller) proves that the best way to endure life’s challenges is with humour.
Show Announcements: RISER Project
Why Not Theatre has announced the four new shows for this year’s the RISER Project.