Walt vs. the lemmings

A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney by Lucas Hnath opened last night at the Young Centre in a production by Outside the March and Soulpepper.  It’s one of those pieces that is perhaps easier to admire than enjoy.  Technically, everything about it is excellent but sitting through ninety minutes of egotistical bullying is not a whole lot of fun.

Death of Walt Disney 2. Katherine Cullen, Diego Matamoros, Tony Ofori and Anand Rajaram. Lighting by Nick Blais. Set by Anahita Dehbonehie. Costumes by Niloufar Ziaee. Photo credit Dahlia Katz

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Dana H

Dana H, by Lucas Hnath, is a rather unusual piece of theatre.  The sole actor, Jordan Baker, lip synchs to tapes of Dana Higginbotham (Lucas’ mother) being interviewed by Steve Cosson.  In these interviews she relates the events of five months of her life where she was kidnapped and held prisoner by a psychotic member of a racist criminal gang.

1JordanBaker as Dana H._photobyJohnLauener

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