Workman Arts Theatre has stairs up from the street into the building and into the theatre and stairs down to the washrooms.
Workman Arts Theatre has stairs up from the street into the building and into the theatre and stairs down to the washrooms.
Written and Directed by Grace Thompson / Talk Like You Theatre / 60 min / Toronto Premiere
GENRE: THEATRE
TOPIC: DEPRESSION, SUICIDE, YOUTH
TYPE: PERFORMANCE
Charlie is looking for happy, Remi is a struggling musician and bartender who has clinical depression, Jinx is a burlesque performer and PHD candidate who works at The Orange Balloon, and Minka, no one knows what Minka does. In This House is a play about four young adults living together in Toronto. It is a look into the epidemic of loneliness and depression among the Millennial generation and the daily struggle to make something of yourself in this city. In This House is a play about a generation, a city and an exact time in our lives. This is a play about how we save each other.
Written and Directed by Grace Thompson
Performed by: Astrid Atherly, Jonathan Sconza, Rosie Callaghan and Ciana Henderson
Stage Manager: Erin Maxfield
Set and Lighting Design: Lisa Van Oorschot
Sound Design: Shannon Farrell
Millennial Mental Health: a two-part conversation
How are young people today talking about suicide? How are Millennials navigating their experiences with mental health and addictions? Join the cast of In this House after the shows on October 12 and October 15 as they discuss the production themes and their experiences navigating between being emerging artists, living on their own for the first time and managing their mental health. This two-part conversation will explore the unique difficulties for young people in Canada, and the communities of support being created as a response.