June 22, 2004 - 9:48 a.m.
FLY GALLERY
"Fly� is a dark, magical-realistic tale about survival, justice,
redemption, poultry and a surreal turn-of-the-century farm lost
somewhere on the prairie. Wicked in scope, �Fly� embraces
myth, side-show, puppetry, 16mm film and an expressionistic
landscape as it explores the cataclysmic event that sent this
small town into a rotting purgatory, and the lives of the young
townspeople who are left to face the horrific truth of their
curse�s cause.
�Fly� was first work-shopped as �wreck�d�, produced by
companytheatrecrisis at the University of Toronto Drama
Festival, at Hart House Theatre on January 31st, 2004.
Director Natasha Mytnowych received the Robert Gill Award
for Outstanding Direction from Adjudicator Ann-Marie Kerr.
�Fly� continued its development though the University College
Drama Program�s Playwriting Course, taught by Djanet Sears,
who has since become �Fly�s Associate Dramaturge. �Fly�
has also received ongoing dramaturgical support from Factory
Theatre�s Playwright-in-Residence Claudia Dey.
