Loose Assemblage delves into the intricacies of family structures and alienation, weaving together theatre and dance to meet the absurd and the unexpected. The piece is tethered in the desire for connection. This desire and search become more and more absurd as characters attempt to shed themselves, become other animals, and find the elusive state of “normalcy.” Loose Assemblage opens the door to dream worlds, blurring the lines of reality, allowing linear time to break.

Person:

The desire is one I cannot name. A deep hole blocks the connection from my eyes to my brain. The tension in my muscles is loosening and the tendons are starting to unwind. They’re straightening out and being laid on the floor. Stacked, piled high to avoid taking up too much space on the ground or blocking the walkways. The piles that litter this endless room we find ourselves in. I wish you would’ve picked up today. The wind is taking me and I’m going with it. I found a portal, a pathway into a room with a pedestal, and under the light a folded piece of paper that contained directions, opening itself to me. The panels in the window are empty.

Creative Team:

Co-Creators/Directors: Jack Macleod Mosher & Nico Pante

Choreographer: Ripley Twardzik Ching

Stage Manager/Project Manager: Amy Currie

Stage Manager: Huda Shawwash

Set Designer: Isabel Barlow, Jack Macleod Mosher

Costume Designer: Sophie Fougere

Lighting Designer: Amy Currie & Jack Macleod Mosher

Sound Designer: Victoria McNeil & Jack Mosher

Prop Designer: Lee Funnell

Cast:

Person: Ashlyn Tegos

Mom: Abigail Millson

Dad: Rachel Angco

Son: Nico Pante

Grandpa: Talia Peck

Kid: Russell Bouchard

Visitor: Rafe Ingvaldson

Luca: Jack Macleod Mosher

Waiting Room Woman / Family Friend / Great-Great Grandfather: Ripley Twardzik Ching