NEWS PLAY by Madeleine Brown

"Aaron Jan’s direction is peppy and imaginative – rarely have headbands been used for such basic, efficient storytelling purposes.” – My Entertainment World

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Playing to full houses at the 2019 Toronto Fringe, NEWS PLAY followed two deranged siblings as they tried to save a failing newspaper in a distorted version of Peterborough. NEWS PLAY explored who we exploit to sell stories and lead actress/playwright Madeleine Brown won an outstanding performance award from NOW Magazine.

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My vision for News Play was to create a "DIY Peterborough" made of Paper Mache, where headlines were just as disposable as it's characters. The show had a made in garage feel and aesthetic, much like the community newspaper Joy, Phoebus and Art were trying to save.

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A Prairie Fire, Please Production.

Lighting and Set by Logan Cracknell

Sound Design by Ross Somerville

Stage Managed by Aidan Shepherd

Fight Choreography by Bailey Green

Photo by Zeeshan Safdar

Actors in Photo: Greg Solomon, Madeleine Brown and Charlin McIsaac

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