Static
By Ashley King
September 4-14, 2024
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“Static: A Party Girl’s Memoir” is a coming-of-age story inspired by true events, written and performed by Mexican-Canadian artist Ashley King. It follows Ashley, a young woman whose life revolves around booze, boys, and late-night parties, while navigating a turbulent relationship with her mother, Carolina. But when she wakes up blind while on holiday, she’ll have to face her darkest depths of grieving a new life she didn’t choose or want. Not your typical inspirational story, Static offers a poignant and humorous take on the struggles and triumphs of a young woman learning to navigate the world without sight. With moments of laughter and tears, this dark comedy explores whether everything happens for a reason and if joy can really be found in unexpected places.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Thursday, September 5th - OPENING NIGHT
Be one of the first people EVER to experience Static and join us for a post-show celebration.
Friday, September 6th - MASKED PERFORMANCE
To support community members with a range of comfort levels, conditions, and needs we are offering select Mask Friendly performances and ask all attendees for these performance to wear a high quality face mask. Complimentary masks will be available for anyone who needs one.
Saturday, September 7th - BROWN OUT NIGHT
Brown stories for a brown audience!
We are excited to invite the Latin community to Brown Out Night for the premiere of Ashley King’s piece, Static: A Party Girl’s Memoir!
Brown Out Night is a performance specifically for celebrating and welcoming the Latin community. It will feature a special translated audio description of the performance from English to Spanish.
We are specifically inviting those who identify as being part of the Latin community and other racialized (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour) communities to make up the audience for this show. This is a story rich with Latin culture, language, and traditions. Join us on Saturday, September 7 at 7:30pm for this special Brown Out Performance followed by a private reception!
Tuesday, September 10th - TACO TUESDAY
More details are on the way
Wednesday, September 11th - STUDENT NIGHT
More Details are on the way
Thursday September 12th - MASKED PERFORMANCE & RELAXED ENVIRONMENT
For this Mask Friendly show we are also relaxing the regular theatre going rules and welcome everyone to enjoy the show as they are. Audiences are welcome to make their natural noises, move around as they normally do, leave and re-enter the theatre as need be, and have access to a quiet space.
CAST AND CREW
Featuring:
Ashley King
Jaime Cesar
Director • Javier Vilalta
Stage Manager • Jennifer Yeung
Assistant Stage Manager • Sabrena Shah Baigzada
Scenic Designer • Natalia Cortes
Sound Designer • Miranda Martini
Lighting Designer • Anton deGroot
Video/Projection Designer • Skylar Desjardins
Dramaturg • Kodie Rollan
Design Consultant • Lindsey Zess
Cultural Consultant • Daniela Atiencia
Disability Dramaturg • Jessica Watkins
Engagement Coordinator • Iván Guevara García
Production Manager • Col Cseke
Producers • Camielle Craig & Kristen Padayas
Poster Design | Marketing • Ebony R. Gooden & Maezy Reign
Ashley King • Playwright