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A NEW MUSICAL ABOUT PLASTIC POLLUTION, CONSUMERISM AND CLIMATE CHANGE.
Do Something About It! Heat-domes, atmospheric rivers, landslides and tornados make it urgent to face up to the effects of plastic pollution and consumerism on climate change - to inspire our community to change to their consumer habits. Ocean plastic is projected to quadruple by 2040; plastic pollution is not just an ocean issue, it is a climate issue.
Greta Thunberg says, "They keep saying that it is an existential threat but do very little about it."
Back Then? D2 first wrote a one-act version of Garbo with a company of emerging artists who toured to the amazing Edinburgh Festival in Scotland. Audiences loved the funny, irreverent, and thought-provoking show and the superb performances by a group who really made you care about the character's lives - and ultimately about yours! They loved that the play was written, like its subject matter, in the spirit of recycling, repurposing scenes and dialogue from video, plays, public lectures and more.
Moving Forward: Waiting for Garbo, The Musical. D2 realized that we had created a style that encouraged people to pay attention to our social message and decided that the show could be made even better by writing a full-length musical with a full score. An original Canadian musical with a purpose. We assembled artists to workshop.
What Are We Waiting For? Did we encounter obstacles? You bet. But Mother Nature won't wait. Our workshops were stop and start during the pandemic. Our artists rehearsed on Zoom (pretty difficult for a musical), in-person wearing masks, public readings had to be postponed (Covid!!!). But theatres finally opened for the brave audiences hungry for live theatre.
We were greatly assisted by Presentation House Theatre's Creative HUB who gave us space and support as we rehearsed.
“The pandemic deeply impacted the arts. But we saw an opportunity – to create a mutually supportive community of artists who feel a creative and working connection with PHT.” – Kim Selody, PHT Artistic Director.
The full-length musical had its world premiere in April 2022. It is now ready to share with other presenters, to sing out that society can’t recycle its way out of a consumer-driven existential crisis. We are looking for companies who want to produce this fun entertaining musical with a message for our time.
Gratitude. Our goal has been supported by many artists who have helped in the creation of Waiting for Garbo. You know who you are and we are grateful.
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