Armed with her motto: “Suck life dry!” and her late husband’s words: “You have energy and only one life—so use it!” Tessa, age 75, launches herself into the world of seniors’ online dating, championed by her best friend Patty. This is the story of one woman’s fierce battle against Gravity…the Old Bitch, as she seeks to master the art of living in the moment. Can Tessa find short-term companionship either before the Old Lady claims her or she fulfills life’s greatest dead-line?
Playwright: Olivia Etey
Director: Arthi Chandra
Dramaturg: Tamara McCarthy
PAST CRITICAL REVIEW FOR Woman Against Gravity:
Short-listed for the Lee Playwrighting Award
Woman Against Gravity has received professional development through the Emerging Voices Program at TheatreOne, the Stage One Festival of New Canadian Work at the Lunchbox Theatre, the annual Have A Senior’s Moment Festival produced by Western Gold Theatre, the HUB Program at Presentation House Theatre, and through the Arts Club LEAP program.
Venue
The Jim Green House
90 minutes
Local - Vancouver, BC
- May 25 @ 12:30 pm Reading with Talkback
Festival Venue
The Cultch, 1895 Venables Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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