{"id":1359,"date":"2012-08-31T05:30:30","date_gmt":"2012-08-31T08:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/?p=1359"},"modified":"2023-07-09T14:35:44","modified_gmt":"2023-07-09T17:35:44","slug":"ash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/?p=1359","title":{"rendered":"Ash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Ash.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1361\" title=\"Ash\" src=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Ash-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Ash-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Ash-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">emily forrest &amp; lesley smith<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The first play of my 22<sup>nd<\/sup> Annual<a href=\"http:\/\/www.atlanticfringe.ca\"> Atlantic Fringe Festival <\/a>was Emily Forrest\u2019s play <em>Ash<\/em>, produced by <a href=\"http:\/\/forerunnerplaywrights.com\/\">Forerunner Playwright\u2019s Theatre Company<\/a>, which plays at the Pier 21 Museum- Bratty Hall until September 6<sup>th<\/sup>, 2012.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I actually saw an early production of<em> Ash<\/em> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Once-Upon-a-Theatre-Collective\/103720013052069\">Once Upon a Theatre Collective\u2019s<\/a> recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/archives\/category\/once-upon-a-theatre-collective\">Evening of Short Plays<\/a> and it is a ten minute gem of a piece centering on two sisters who have recently returned to their rural home from the city and are reeling from a recent traumatic event that culminated with the burning down of their barn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The writing of this piece is especially strong. Although it is only ten minutes long the relationship between the sisters, Deidre and Margaret, feel rich with history, intimacy and complexity, as does the glimpse we get into their various interactions with the unseen characters of the mother, father and Margaret\u2019s ex boyfriend. This play feels like it could be the last ten minutes of a 90 or 120 minute production; there are so many avenues that are alluded to and that Forrest makes me want to know more ardently and delve into far deeper. I especially love the way she has begun to play with memory, and the differences that emerge in the way the two sisters recall their shared childhood experiences. I think there is much more for Forrest to explore with these characters and I would love to see\u00a0<em>Ash <\/em>expanded\u00a0into a longer piece.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lesley Smith joins Forrester onstage as Deidre and Margaret respectively and they have beautiful chemistry together. Smith plays Deidre very subtly, but with a deep melancholy in her wide expressive eyes. Forrester is more dramatic as Margaret, which raises the stakes of the play higher and makes me curious to know more about this girl who comes completely undone at the sight of her ex boyfriend and often speaks in a lofty, affected voice when reminiscing, suggesting something secret festering below the surface.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I love the creative use of space that director Keelin Jack used in the unique theatre, which is a part of Pier 21 that looks like a giant deck of a ship. It is transformed beautifully and so simply into the patio of the house, and I love when Smith hopped over the railing in speaking to the unseen ex boyfriend. Smith has a magical delivery of her lines to characters that remain off stage. They come to life for the audience through her eyes and the fact that we cannot hear their response never removes us from the intimacy and immediacy of the moment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In all <em>Ash<\/em> is a sweet way to spend ten minutes of your day, and I think it has the beginnings of a really poignant full-length play.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>TWISI RATING:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/4-of-5-stars.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1360\" title=\"4 of 5 stars\" src=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/4-of-5-stars.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"57\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Ash<\/em> plays at Pier 21 Museum: Bratty Hall (Upstairs) at the following times:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Friday August 31st at 7:00pm, 7:55pm &amp; 9:15pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Sunday September 2nd at 7:10pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Monday September 3rd at 7:10pm, 8:40pm &amp; 10:10pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Wednesday September 5th at 7:10pm, 8:40pm &amp; 10:10pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Thursday September 6th at 8:40pm &amp; 10:10pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>To book your tickets please <a href=\"http:\/\/ashfringe-eorg.eventbrite.com\/\">visit this website\u00a0<\/a>or call\u00a0(902) 999-7469 or visit the Box Office at the Seaport Farmers&#8217; Market at\u00a0Pavilion\u00a020 on Marginal Road. <em>Please note that for all shows at venues at Pier 21, the closest available ticket kiosk is at Pavilion 20, not directly in the theatre venues. 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