You’re about to meet one extraordinary adolescent: Claudia. Aged twelve and three quarters, she finds herself suffering from the triple afflictions of puberty, unpopularity, and her parents’ divorce. Finding refuge in the basement of her school, Claudia discovers the pain at the centre of her brimming child’s heart, while her grandfather, her father’s new girlfriend, and the school custodian, shed light on her situation. Alternately heartbreakingly sad and wrenchingly funny, “I, Claudia” casts a theatrical spell of rare power.
“I, Claudia” is a modern Canadian classic written and originally performed by Kristen Thomson. To vividly portray all four characters, Derek Kwan has brought Kristen’s masks to Taiwan for this special production. “I, Claudia” has toured extensively around Canada and was the winner of the 2001 Dora Mavor Moore Award (Toronto’s theatre awards) for Outstanding New Play. A portion of the proceeds from this production will benefit Garden of Hope, a charitable organization in Taiwan focusing on women’s issues.
The LAB Space Presents In Association with Butterfly Effect Theatre Co. A Theatre Ignite Production:
《I, Claudia 》
By Kristen Thomson
January 13-15, 20-22 8pm
實演場 The LAB Space
3rd Fl, No. 9 Beitou Rd Section 1, Taipei
Performer 演員: Derek Kwan
Outside Eye 導演顧問: Luc Ducros
Stage Manager 舞台監督: Erin Vasseur
Performed in English with Chinese subtitles | Approximately 90 minutes long
Special Thanks 特別感謝: Canadian Trade Office in Taipei 加拿大駐台北貿易辦事處
Print Sponsor 文宣補助：Sir Speedy 天母
