Guild gives ‘Realizations’ a remount in Charlottetown

Island Fringe Festival hit updated for new production

The Guild in Charlottetown is presenting a remount of “Realizations’’ for five performances between Sept. 29 and Oct. 8.

The show was a hit at the 2018 Island Fringe Festival.

Written by Kandace Hagen and directed by Rory Starkman, the script has been updated and expanded for the new production.

An autobiographical memory play, “Realizations’’ exposes the politics and negotiation of queer sexual awakening in a culture controlled by heternormalivity.

This marks the first production created under the banner of Screaming Beaver Productions, the artistic partnership between Hagen and Starkman.

Showtimes are Sunday, Sept. 29 and Monday, Sept. 30 at 8 p.m., followed by Sunday, Oct. 6 at 2 p.m. (pay-what-you-canmatinee), Monday, Oct. 7 and Tuesday, Oct. 8, 8 p.m.

Within the room of her

subconscious, the audience witnesses Molly’s internal journey to confront past sexual and emotional traumas thought to have been carefully tucked away. Through one woman’s raw and revealing narrative, “Realizations’’ explores the blatancies and nuances of rape culture in relation to sexual identity, demonstrating the strength of a queer woman in a life that has tried to force her to be anything but.

The cast features Emily Anne Fullerton as present Molly, Charlotte Robertson as past Molly, Marli Trecartin as Toni/ Lydia, Cameron Cassidy as Blaire/Austin/Cassidy, Colin Kelly as Ian/Ryan/Seth, Noah Nazim as teacher/Marcus, Graham Putnam as old man and Rosie Shaw as mom.

The creative team, helmed by Starkman as director, includes Hagen as assistant director, Kate Dempsey as production designer, Brittany Banks as movement coach, Jessica Burrett as assistant movement coach, Gab Ayles as carpenter, Jay Gallant as stage manager and Rosie Shaw as producer.

Tickets are available through The Guild box office. The sole matinee performance will be pay what you can afford to help eliminate economic barriers to theatre.