Pool (No Water)
Talkbacks September 7+8, 2022
September 3 > 15, 2022
Segal Centre for the Performing Arts
60 minutes (no intermission)
Content Warnings:
Strong Language, Mild Adult Themes, Strobe Lighting
A group of young artists have dreams of making it big. When one of them eventually finds success, the others are left to contemplate their own ambitions, talent, and the envy gnawing at their friendship–until this group member invites them all to her luxurious home to celebrate their bond. For one night only, the group is back together. But celebrations come to an abrupt end when the host suffers a horrific accident. Through crisis, an almost unthinkable plan starts to take shape: could her suffering be their next work of art? Pool (No Water) is a visceral and shocking play about the ways in which our ambition, creative identity and humanity intertwine and conflict. The play begs the questions, what does it mean to make art? What are we willing to sacrifice in the name of success?
A TALE OF REVENGE
METAs 2023 — Outstanding Ensemble (Winner)
METAs 2023 — Outstanding Direction (Winner)
METAs 2023 — Outstanding Performance — Thomas Valiere (Nominee)
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
CREW
CAST
Written by
Mark Ravenhill
Directed by
Leila Ghaemi
& Rebecca Gibian
Stage Manager
Ava Bishop
Set & Costume Designer
Maryanna Chan
Composer & Sound Designer
Iva Delic
Lighting Designer
Chris Wardell
Video & Projection Lighting
Jeremy Michael Segal
Ensemble
Lucas DiTecco
Audrey-Shana Férus
David Noel
Rosemarie Sabor
Thomas Vallières
Dakota Jamal Wellman