CAST
Mia - Kate Berg
Emma - Betty Asseiro
Memory Mia - Jen Gieg
Memory Emma - Alison Holliday
CREW
Director - Mitch Krohn
Asst. Director - Megan Krohn
Stage Manager - Ethan Stark
Choreographer - Mady Richard
FROM THE PLAYWRIGHT
Special thank you to Suzie, Sadie, Elio, Gwen, Kara, Bill, and everyone else who has been a second set of eyes over the years.
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WINNIPEG FREE PRESS REVIEW
A WORK IN PROGRESS
From friends, to lovers, to near-strangers, A Work in Progress reimagines a timeless trope through a classic medium: a radio. In this hour-long tender queer drama, former lovers Emma and Mia meet at a park bench to revisit the soundtrack of their lives together. As they turn the dial, the radio static awakens their younger selves to the left of the stage as they reminisce on both fond and turbulent memories.
The radio takes the pair back to childhood dance classes, their old apartment, hospital rooms and everywhere in between. Balancing intense storylines with dry humour, the play by Manitoba’s Ethan Stark grapples with substance abuse, mental health and unconditional love.
Occasionally, it’s difficult to follow the chronology of each flashback, though, to be fair, that’s not how memory tends to work. There may have been a few dry eyes in the audience at the end of the play, but they certainly weren’t mine. ★★★1/2