Special Performance: The Anniversary, A Play
Représentation spéciale : L’Anniversaire, une pièce de théâtre
RSVP requiredOrganized by: CSPC, ISSP, Faculty of Arts and Department of Theatre, University of Ottawa Choice, identity and the nature of connection collide in The Anniversary: A Play by
Jacob Berkowitz - a dramatic exploration of the intimate role of science and technology in our lives. Ottawa lawyer Evelyn Carlyle married the perfect man and created her ideal family. But when her three adult children return home to celebrate their parents’ 30th anniversary, her creation starts to look like a failed lab experiment. How do science and technology shape our deepest familial relationships in ways we don’t even recognize? An alt-present family drama that gets at the ancient roots of what it is to be human—or not.
The two performances of The Anniversary at CSPC 2022 are presented as part of the University of Ottawa’s Institute for Science, Society and Policy’s (ISSP) efforts to use innovative non-traditional ways of bringing disciplines and sectors together to develop policy for grand challenges.
Location: Performances at LabO Theatre, 60 Waller St.
Theatre Entrance is at 10 Daly Ave.(a 5-minute walk from the CSPC Conference at The Westin Hotel.)
Time: Tuesday and Wednesday @7:00. Show runs 90 mins. Doors open at 6:45.
Limited seating. RSVP requiredN.B You must RSVP via the link provided (adding this event to your Sched is not an RSVP.)A special audience discussion will be offered on Wednesday, November 16th only.Join a post-show audience discussion of the themes raised in the play. Guests include playwright Jacob Berkowitz, director Kevin Orr, and ISSP Director Monica Gattinger.
