Tawillager swims into the Geordie 4001 Space

Tawillager presented by the Carney Collective is written, performed, and co-directed by Joseph Bembridge, and co-directed with live sound by Alexandra Draghici. Originally produced for the 2008 Concordia SIPA festival. Joseph Bembridge, a Concordia Theatre Program graduate, is founder and artistic director of the company. He has appeared on stage in numerous successful and popular productions like: Dance Animal (JFL 2009 Fringe selection), 7 Stories (MECCA award winner), and David (nominated the top five play of Montreal Mirror poll 2007.)

There are sounds in the darkness: The drip of water in a pipe; The creak of a stair; A far off and unsceen train. In this basement, these sounds are James' music and his audience is his best friend, a fish named Tawillager. This is the story of a young boy named James who we meet in an unknown time and space. He is not of this world, yet completely from it. His is a story untold, not talked about in the everyday. James is a boy who was abducted, stolen from his family and the world that he lived in. He has been captive for many months with very little human contact. He copes, broken down and battered by psychological, physical and sexual abuse, he is very damaged, but not broken.

"The play covers an immense amount of emotional territory in a very short period of time. The production is not gratuitous, it has great sensitivity and humanity, yet is incredibly painful to see and to hear." Kit Brennan, playwright. GO C IT!

Performances: April 24th & 25th @ 8pm & 10pm. Geordie's 4001 Space, 4001 Berri. Tickets 10$ @ 514 933-4736 carneycollective@gmail.com.