WITH* Melissa D’Agostino,
Christine Estima,
Melissa Foster, Jeni Freeman, Erin Gooderham, Lori Johnstone,
Jeanie Keogh, Aileen Lee, Kat Leonard, Krista Maraldo,
Tia Mathieson *
*These actresses can be cast by local artists…from
5-15 women!
RELEVANT THEATRE
The male y chromosome is decaying. Our environment is filled
with estrogen. What do these add to? The extinction of men.
Happy is a man clinging to his masculinity and his tattered
chromosomes, wondering what becomes of masculinity when
men are filled with estrogen, what happens to a society
when men are an endangered species, and whether or not a
man should still hold open the door.
BECOMING A MAN
Happy is a man played by a woman to portray the possible
extent which estrogen has affected men. Happy continues
Victoria Goring’s thematic exploration of gender identity,
the search for one’s individuality, and the relationship
between humans and our increasingly toxic environment.
A HISTORY OF INNOVATION
Intimate and interactive, the audience is another character
in this show. You never know when an actor will sit next
to you, challenge you, or make you discover yourself.
Happy is Urban Spine’s 4th site-specific Toronto Fringe
show. Past “BYOV” ’s include the sold-out
Sooz, and Lie With Me*, the award-winning script Run*, and
Swordtales. Before Reality TV, Urban Spine was placing audience
members in the reality of hypothetical worlds for a complete
theatrical experience.
*Directed by Kelly Fanson.
“ ****…You have to respond to the translucent
openness of Goring the performer”-TORONTO
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TECHNICAL REQUIRMENTS
Happy is bet set in an intimate space, such as a dining/bar
area. But we will adapt to any venue.
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