Live and in person as part of the Toronto Fringe, at the Native Earth AKI Studio, Daniels Spectrum, Toronto, Ont. Until July 14.
Written and directed by Justin Hay
Cast: Maria Syrgiannis
Dan Wilmott
Naima Sundiata
Ben Chinapen
Hidetaka Ishii
Simon Sarnowski
Three friends—Nathan, Simon and Sarah–decide to move from the noise and pollution of Toronto, to the fresh air and big sky of Saskatchewan, to begin their big adventure—to live and love polygamously and start a family. Their friend Jamie stayed behind and they miss Jamie something fierce. Simon, who has a knack of meeting and collecting new friends and forgetting everything else, meets an older couple, Will and Nancy, at the store and invites them home.
Will and Nancy appear to be straight-laced: couples should be married before children are born; being gay is a life-style choice etc. Although Will and Nancy are familiar with ‘edibles.’ Needless to say Nathan, Simon and Ella do some fancy maneuvering to hide their polygamous arrangement.
Justin Hay’s writing is fresh and the arrangement of the friends is handled with style and humour. I do find it odd that Will and Nancy would be enlightened about the joys of edibles but be in the dark about being gay being a life-style choice and not a biological assignment.
Plays: July 13 at 9:30 pm and July 14 at 5:30 pm