Factory presents Colleen Wagner's THE MONUMENT

Factory Theatre is proud to present THE MONUMENT, Colleen Wagner's classic, dark and powerful war play, directed by Jani Lauzon and running in the Mainspace March 10 - April 1, 2018.

THE MONUMENT tells the story of a soldier desperate to escape death for his war crimes who agrees to give himself to the complete servitude of an unknown woman. A harrowing and visceral journey of two people forced to confront the atrocities of war; this Governor General's Award-winning play asks questions that remain painfully familiar on our front pages today.

Considering THE MONUMENT through a lens of the 500-year war that has been waged against the people of Turtle Island since European colonization, this newly reimagined production will confront many of the dark and uncomfortable truths of Canada's complicity around missing and murdered Indigenous women.

The cast of THE MONUMENT features Venezuelan-born actor, singer, and writer Augusto Bitter (Rope Running Out, lemonTree creations; El Retorno / I Return (Why Not Theatre/Riser Project 2017; Our Town, Theatre Rusticle), and the award-winning Ojibway actor, dancer, choreographer, and singer/songwriter Tamara Podemski (Dance Me Outside, dir: Bruce McDonald; The Edward Curtis Project, Vancouver Cultural Olympiad; Rent, Canadian and Broadway companies; and television series The Rez, North of 60 and Heartland).

THE MONUMENT, written by Alberta-born Governor General's Award-winning playwright Colleen Wagner, was published by Playwrights Canada Press in 1996, has been translated into numerous languages, was adapted for the big screen, and continues to be performed internationally. Other notable plays by Wagner include The Morning Bird, down from heaven, Home, and The Living, a documentary play which premiered at SummerWorks Festival 2015 and won the Audience Choice award.

Director Jani Lauzon, a multidisciplinary artist of Métis ancestry, is an award-winning film actor, six-time Dora Mavor Moore-nominated actress, Juno-nominated singer/songwriter, and Gemini Award-winning puppeteer. Directing credits include: Alien Creature (Theatre Passe Muraille), two short films eu·tha·na·sia and Just One Word (which she also wrote and produced) and Waiora (Centre for Indigenous Theatre).

THE MONUMENT
Written by Colleen Wagner
Directed by Jani Lauzon
Performed by Augusto Bitter and Tamara Podemski
Set and Props Design by Elahe Marjovi
Costume Design by Samantha McCue
Lighting Design by Louise Guinand
Composition and Sound Design by Deanna Choi
A Factory Production
March 10 - April 1, 2018
OPENING NIGHT: Thursday, March 15, 2018 @ 8pm
Tuesday - Saturday @ 8pm, Sunday @ 2pm, Sunday Preview @ 7pm
Single tickets start at just $20 for previews
and range from $30-$50 for regular performances
Student, Arts Worker and Senior prices also available
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Factory would like to thank the government funding bodies, Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, and the Toronto Arts Council, as well as our generous individual donors who make developing, producing, and presenting Canadian theatre possible.

Founded in 1970, Factory was the first theatre company in the nation to devote itself to producing 100% Canadian content. 47 years later, Factory continues to lead in the development and sharing of Canadian stories having produced more than 300 productions from a diverse source of Canadian playwrights and launching the careers of countless theatre professionals.

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