Night
1 actor | 60 minutes
A physical solo performance about compulsive transformation and the tension between wildness and control.
A choreographic score set to a bombardment of text and atmospheric soundscape performed outdoors at sunset.
Anxiety, claustrophobia, and addiction: I am turning into a wolf.
2017 - Workshop with Verb Theatre, Directed by Geoffrey Simon Brown
2021 - Edmonton premiere by the Major Matt Mason Collective in partnership with Commonground Arts Society, Directed by Yousuf Liepert
2021 - Calgary production by the Major Matt Mason Collective in partnership with Springboard Performance at containR, Directed by Yousuf Liepert
Zoë Glassman with Major Matt Mason Collective & Commonground Arts Society (2021) • Production design by Whittyn Jason • Direction by Yousuf Liepert • Choreography by Clarke Blair • Photo by Mat Simpson
Zoë Glassman with Major Matt Mason Collective & Commonground Arts Society (2021) • Production design by Whittyn Jason • Direction by Yousuf Liepert • Choreography by Clarke Blair • Photo by Mat Simpson
Night was developed with the support of Playwrights Workshop Montreal, Verb Theatre, Words In Progress, The Playwrights Guild of Canada, and Playwrights Theatre Centre. Dramaturgy by Evan Medd. Additional dramaturgical support by Jonathan Garfinkel, David Gagnon Walker, Heidi Taylor, and Sydney Campbell.
“Night is fascinating and powerful in ways that elude simple explanation.”
–Liz Nicholls, 12th Night
Zoë Glassman • Photo by Geoffrey Simon Brown
Zoë Glassman • Photo by Geoffrey Simon Brown
Zoë Glassman • Photo by Geoffrey Simon Brown