November 19, 2024
Doors 7pm // Presentation 7:30pm + 8:30pm
Talkback and Networking to Follow
$12 + fees
Join NIghtwood Theatre in celebrating creation, conversation, and community at the 39th annual Groundswell Festival! From November 18-20, hear brand new works from Nightwood’s Write From The Hip playwright’s unit, led by Interim Program Director Keshia Palm and Program Associate Jan Alicia Jennings.
Catch an exclusive double bill:
Involuntary Parenthood by Hilary Smith
Danika is a single woman in her late thirties who lives far away from her family and feels increasingly isolated from her peers. Then she gets pregnant by a guy she doesn’t know well. When she decides to keep the baby, he refuses to let her choices affect his. She brings him a co-parenting agreement, he responds by suing her. This story is based on the 2017 Ontario Court of Appeal case, PP v DD.
Maladaptive by Mily Mumford
“Maladaptive” is a retelling of the changeling myth, exploring queer, trans and disabled perspectives on love, belonging and the lengths we go to protect our own personal “normal.”