C O N C O R D F L O R A L
Concord Floral is a million square foot abandoned greenhouse and a hangout for neighbourhood kids. But something has happened there. Something nobody wants to talk about. Concord Floral re-imagines Giovanni Boccaccio's medieval allegory The Decameron in a contemporary Canadian suburb, in which ten teens must flee a plague they have brought upon themselves.
BRUBACHER/SPOONER/TANNAHILL
Written by Jordan Tannahill
Directed by Erin Brubacher and Cara Spooner
Stage Manager* | Chad Dembski
Lighting Designer | Kimberly Purtell
Lighting Consultant | Kaitlin Hickey
Composer and Sound Designer | Christopher Willes
Sound Consultant | Matthew Pencer
Assistant Director for Toronto 2016 and Vancouver 2017 | Erum Khan
*Original 2014 Stage Manager | Laura Hendrickson
Producer | Erin Brubacher
Concord Floral was accompanied by the photographic exhibition: This is my room. Look.
Vancouver 2017 Cast:
Original 2014 Toronto Cast, at The Theatre Centre:
Toronto, 2014 Original Ensemble:
Sahra Del, Theo Gallaro, Erum Khan, Eartha Masek-Kelly, Jovana Miladinovic, Jessica Munk, Troy Sarju, Rashida Shaw, Melisa Sofi and Liam Sullivan
Toronto, 2016 Ensemble:
Madison Baines, Ofa Gasesepe, Theo Gallaro, Franco Pang, Jovana Miladinovic, Davinder Malhi, Jessica Munk, Mick Robertson, Rashida Shaw, Melisa Sofi
Ottawa, 2016 Ensemble:
Madison Baines, Ofa Gasesepe, Connor McMahon, Sofie Milito, Carolina Munoz Jasa, Emily Ong, Franco Pang, Aurel Pressat Irigukunze, Sadie Snow and Stefanie Velichkin
Vancouver, 2017 Ensemble:
Shanna Anderson, Erica Bruci, Chantal Gering, Anthony Goncharov, Rashi Grewal, Finnegan Howes, Jimmy Jeong, Syrah Khan, Sienna Orbell, Yulia Skobkareva, and Sofia Slater
Following this original production’s national tour, the rights to Concord Floral were made available to professional companies aswell as high schools and Universities across Canada and internationally. You can find more about the ongoing life of the play beyond the original production here.
PRESS
Concord Floral is a show that stays with you... The Toronto Star
Spine-tingling Concord Floral... The Globe and Mail
Concord Floral is in full bloom...NOW magazine
CBC radio interview with Jordan Tannahill and Erin Brubacher
Watch the Ottawa Cast on CBC here
"Concord Floral is an ensemble choral piece that packs a theatrical and emotional punch. It’s also a fine showcase for a new generation of actors" NNNN - Jon Kaplan, NOW Magazine
"...having real teenage bodies on stage and in peril adds to the hair-raising atmosphere... In the lobby of the Theatre Centre, pictures, taken by Brubacher, of the actors in their actual bedrooms adds to that aesthetic. Concord Floral is the strongest script from Tannahill to date – artfully structured, yet full of suspense, with dialogue that shifts smoothly between the poetic and observational. It’s got style and substance – and is scary as all get out." 4/4 Stars - J Kelly Nestruck, The Globe and Mail
AWARDS
The original Toronto production of Concord Floral was nominated for five 2014-15 Dora Mavor Moore Awards: Outstanding Production, Outstanding Direction, Outstanding Lighting Design, Outstanding Sound Design, and Outstanding Performance - Ensemble; In a sixth catagory, it won the Dora for Outstanding New Play.
PAST PRESENTATIONS
Canadian Stage, Toronto | September 27th- October 16th, 2016
National Arts Centre, Ottawa | March 29th-April 9th, 2016
Magnetic North Theatre Festival, Whitehorse | June, 2016
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | January 19-21, 2017
PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, Vancouver | January 25-29, 2017
Surrey Arts Centre | February 3-4, 2017
The World Premiere of CONCORD FLORAL was a Suburban Beast production, presented by Why Not Theatre at The Theatre Centre in Toronto, October 2014
DEVELOPMENTAL WORKSHOP SHOWINGS
November 1-11, 2012, Theatre Passe Muraille, Toronto
May 12, 2012, Festival of Ideas and Creation, Canadian Stage, Toronto
Performed and Co-Created by the following cast: Sarha Del, Mark Correia, Theo Gallaro, Erum Khan, Michelle Kuzemczak, Alex Lee, Julian Lee, Rashida Shaw, Gretta Whipple, and Julie Zenderoudi*
Produced by Naomi Skwarna
Production Managed by Rae Powell
Stage Management by Laura Hendrickson
Concord Floral was first Created and Directed by Erin Brubacher Cara Spooner and Jordan Tannahill