Things My Dad Kept
- Company
- Mom & Pop Productions
- Creator & Solo Performer
-
Ronit Rubinstein
- Runtime
- 60 minutes
What would you do if, 12 years after losing someone you love, you discovered that they'd documented every moment of your life (in triplicate)? And does it count as hoarding if the thing hoarded is... memories?
From award-winning playwright and veteran storyteller Ronit Rubinstein comes a hilarious, irreverent, and moving solo show about her dead dad, the unexpected ways grief evolves, and the wildly impractical ways we show love.
This piece was developed in part within Nightwood Theatre’s Creatryx 3.0 Unit.
Credits
- Director
- Janelle Hanna
- Stage Manager
- Maria Charlesworth
- Poster Art
- benjamin lee hicks
- Stagehand
- Evan Ferguson
More about the show experience
(*) Indicates a mask-mandated performance. We encourage you to bring your own mask from home! And, if needed, masks will be available at the venue.
Venue
4 : Soulpepper Theatre's TD Finance Studio
50 Tank House Lane
Distillery Historic District
Toronto
Ontario
M5A 3C4
Access
- Level of Physical Access
- Accessible
Covid-19 policy
- Masks
- Not required
Land acknowledgement
This show is being presented on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and the current home of many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis people.
This particular show, created by the child of immigrants, owes a debt to the traditional caretakers of this land, and to their richly developed storytelling tradition. As such, a portion of proceeds will be donated to the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto. Please click the link if you would like to do the same.
Content advice
Parental guidance advised Audience participation
Frank discussion of loss of a parent, and grief.
Audience participation details
The audience is asked yes or no questions, and can opt to raise their hands in response. There will be some crafts the entire audience makes from their seats (not mandatory), and a few audience volunteers can share theirs with the rest of the crowd.
Sensory description
There are minimal sound effects (some soft music). Lighting will be gentle throughout, and as all performances will be relaxed, the audience will be in dim lighting. This is a storytelling piece, without many visual components and with only simple movement. It can be enjoyed by people who are vision impaired and those who are sighted.