HAVEN
HAVEN
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Two strangers, one shared meal and 6 unanswered questions waiting in sealed envelopes: HAVEN is a two-part theatrical experiment exploring how kindness and ritual can come together online.
In our noisy media-driven world we are inundated by comments and messages, often anonymous, that reveal judgmental and cruel opinions. Liked and shared posts signal what we accept and reject; creating algorithms that keep us in the bubbles of our own biases. Inspired by video sharing and chatting services HAVEN creates a digital space that explores generosity, vulnerability and connection.
Haven
Haven
Created and directed by Murdoch Schon and Angelica Schwartz
Dramaturg: Rose Plotek
Winnipeg Technical Coordinator: Zoe Leclerc-Kennedy
Toronto Technical Coordinator: Elizabeth Richardson
Montreal Technical Coordinator: Angelica Schwartz
FOLDA Technical Coordinator: Ellen Brooker
Phase One Participants: Maria Popoff and Sylvia Cloutier
Leah Brochert and Sehar Manji
Phase Two Performers: Tamara Brown and Charlene Van Bukenhout
Andrea del Campo and Jessica B. Hill
June 12 + 13 2020
Phase One
Phase One
Two strangers sit down and share a meal over Zoom. Over the course of the meal, they are prompted to ask their dining companion a series of questions. Without preparation or artifice, the participants are asked to bring themselves and their lived experiences to the table. The questions and spontaneous answers are punctuated by moments of pause, and reflection.
HAVEN: Phase One invites the audience to witness two strangers coming together to discover shared values, care and connection through this digital haven.
Phase Two
Phase Two
Phase Two transforms the previous night’s dinner interaction into a script. Without having witnessed it the night before, two professional actors (themselves strangers) are asked to perform the conversation and ritual as honestly as they can while their lines are fed to them live through an earpiece. Each performer, without the context of body language or tone, must make spontaneous decisions about how they will embody the words of another.
HAVEN: Phase two invites the audience to a theatrical experiment that asks: Can connection, community and kindness be found in the anonymous words of strangers?
HAVEN was developed at The National Theatre School of Canada, as part of its Directing Program.
This presentation was made possible with the support of TEC, NTS’ Theatre Engaging Communities fund.
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