November 2005: America is two years into the Invasion of Iraq. The United Nations implements the Kyoto Protocol at the Montreal Climate Change Conference. Canada is months away from electing Harper as Prime Minister, following the Liberal Party’s Sponsorship Scandal. Grrrl Riots are out, Raunch Culture rules. Kanye’s “Gold Digger” is topping the charts, Michael Jackson is found not guilty, Cameron Diaz graces the cover of Cosmo in pinstripe trousers and a lingerie top, one headline reading “How to Deal With a Bitch Anytime, Anywhere.” And in the hyper-real basement office before you, 18-year old Pixie Findley is about to confront her History TA after he rejects her mid-term topic proposal. Essay is a dark farce that puts power imbalances and gender politics within Academia under the microscope.
Pixie – Ursula Calder
Jeffrey – Wayne Burns
Professor Galbraith – Ann-Marie Kerr
Director – Meghan Hubley
Stage Manager – Olivia Rankin
Lighting Designer – Alison Crosby
Set Designer – Wes Babcock
Costume Designer – Everette Fournier
Sound Designer – Jordan Palmer
Poster Design by Sean Skerry (Skerrcraft Creative)
Photography by Stoo Metz (Stoo Metz Photography)
Matchstick introduced Essay as the first show in their presentation of ‘Footnotes: An Evening of 3 Short Plays by Hannah Moscovitch’, running twice nightly September 22nd-26th, at The Bus Stop Theatre.
