The story of Gwendolyn Magnificent and Bartholomew Spectacular starts with demanding dragon fruits and ends with heartache whispered into the ears of birds and constellations.
With spoons, water glasses, whirly-winds and a mandolin, they create the sounds and images of a landscape forever altered by regret.
Part storytelling, part concert, this is a tale of love heard best through a tin-can telephone.
50 min live performance
Created and performed by Nicolas Di Gaetano and Emily Pearlman
based on text by Emily Pearlman
directed by Patrick Gauthier
lighting design by Lynn Cox
costume design by Sarah Waghorn
Available for touring to living rooms, backyards and space stations as well as traditional theatre spaces. Using all performer operated lighting and acoustic instrumentation, this show sets up and tears down quickly and as such continues to enjoy life at festivals and private homes. Recent tour stops include The 2010 Revolutions Theatre Festival in Albuquerque, NM, The Winnipeg Fringe Festival 2010, The Neanderthal Arts Festival in Vancouver, BC and SummerWorks 2010 in Toronto, ON.
WINNER: OUTSTANDING FRINGE PRODUCTION – PRIX RIDEAU AWARDS 2009
WINNER: OUTSTANDING OVERALL PRODUCTION – OTTAWA FRINGE 2009
“Part fairy tale, part vaudeville routine, part old-fashioned love story, this piece adds up to one outstanding hour. Songs, some audience involvement and a frequently lyrical script round out this sure-fire hit.” – Patrick Langston, Ottawa Citizen
“To miss something as indelible and enchanting and inventive as Countries Shaped Like Stars would have been tragic.” – Alibi Magazine, Albuquerque NM
“gently unhinges language and logic, so that we can play in the spaces between words and bathe in the emotions that underlie reason. Another way of saying this is that Countries Shaped Like Stars makes you feel as openhearted and happy as a kid.” – Colin Thomas, The Georgia Straight, Vancouver BC
<>“FIVE STARS” – Morley Walker, Winnipeg Free Press, Winnipeg MB
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