Cement Factory and NightShift Theatre have assembled a dynamite ensemble to bring Risk Everything to the Red Sandcastle Theatre this spring. Written by acclaimed Toronto playwright George F. Walker and directed by award-winning performer and designer Allan Michael Brunet, this dark comedy about family ties and personal values comes to Leslieville for a limited run, from May 14 to 25. Risk Everything is the last instalment in George F. Walker's Suburban Motel series, which explores the darker side of our capitalist society from the underdog's perspective. This fast-paced comedy follows Denise as she tries to free herself from a troubled past and become a respectable member of society. When her grifter mother shows up with a dangerous scheme and starts recruiting her T.V. addicted ex-con husband as an accomplice, it will take all of Denise’s resources
and determination to keep from lapsing into her old ways. Throw an angry mob boss and a porn director neighbour into the mix and the family may have to risk everything to avoid losing it all.
“Walker’s characters are imperfect and unpredictable, all slightly broken but with an irrepressible spirit that makes them a pure joy to get to know”, says Allan Michael Brunet about working on this script.
For this production, Allan Michael Brunet will transform the Red Sandcastle Theatre into a seedy east end motel room. “I found a house that was about to be torn down. It looked like it had been decorated in the ‘70s. I stripped it of its fake wood panelling and floor to ceiling drapes. Perfect decors for a cheap ‘90s motel room.” Building a set from recycled materials found on Kijiji also
makes sense for an environmentally conscious company with a limited budget.
As a special bonus, Cement Factory is reviving the tradition of presenting a short story before the feature event by inviting some of its friends to perform a 10-minute play before each show.
Visit CementFactoryTheatre.ca for complete line-up.
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