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Post Alice

a workshop reading

About the Production

Matchstick Theatre and LunaSea Theatre are co-producing a workshop reading of Post Alice, a play by Taylor Marie Graham.

Post Alice premiered in 2021 as part of Here for Now Theatre’s summer season in Stratford, ON. The play follows four women who weave a mystery from their past–the disappearance of Mistie Murray, a young woman from Goderich, Ontario–into an evening of secrets, stories, and song. . Inspired by four characters from iconic Alice Munro stories, Post Alice is a stunning contemporary play which asks the question: what really happened to Mistie Murray? And what happens to all our missing girls? 

In the wake of Munro’s death in 2024, her daughter Andrea Skinner came forward to reveal that the celebrated writer had been complicit in covering up Skinner’s abuse by Munro’s second husband. The news sent shockwaves through the literary world and made us reconsider our programming of Graham’s play. After careful consideration, Matchstick and LunaSea teamed up with playwright Taylor Marie Graham to revisit her work in light of Skinner’s revelations. Graham, through conversations with and input from Skinner, weaves this vital new context into the play with grace and intention. To our knowledge, it is the first time in professional Canadian theatre history that a published play has been rewritten and staged in light of essential, contextual revelations.

LunaSea and Matchstick are excited to present a workshop reading of this new version of Post Alice in Point Pleasant Park, September 23rd, 24th and 25th. 

Post Alice will take place outdoors in Point Pleasant Park near the Prince of Wales tower. 

The workshop reading runs for approximately 75 minutes with no intermission. Performances start at 6:00 PM.

Tickets are Pay What You Can, with proceeds going towards the future full production of the show.

The team

Wenlock – Lily Falk
Belle – Leah Pritchard
Onora – Lara Lewis
Edie – Ailsa Galbreath

Playwright – Taylor Marie Graham

Direction – Kathleen Dorian

Cultural Consultation – Lisa Nasson
Stage Management – Chelsea Dickie

Choreography & Movement – Sarah Prosper
Lighting Design – Alison Crosby

Scenic Design – Brenda Duran

Costume Design – Kaelen MacDonald
 

Poster Design by Jessie Walker

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About

Taylor Marie Graham

Taylor Marie Graham is a Waterloo Arts Award-winning playwright, a Dora-nominated librettist, and an Assistant Professor at Bishop’s University. She has an MFA in Creative Writing and a PhD in English and Theatre studies from the University of Guelph. You can find Taylor’s articles in Canadian Theatre Review, Intermission Magazine, Routledge’s Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance, The Conversation, Theatre Research in Canada, Guernica Editions, as well as Canadian Literature. Critics describe her plays and operas as “arresting and funny” (Slotkin), “uncommonly cool” (Mooney on Theatre), “charmingly twisted” (Toronto Star), “powerful, and courageous,” (OnStage), “meaningful for all ages” (Intermission), “darkly evocative” (Istvan Reviews), “psychological, theological, and ornithological” (Our Theatre Voice), “as moving as it is scary” (My Entertainment World), and “profound, beautifully crafted” (StageDoor). In 2024, her play anthology Cottage Radio & Other Plays was published by Talonbooks and Human Voices Wake Us was published by Rosegarden Press.