Mouthpiece (play)
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| Date premiered | April 17, 2015 |
| Place premiered | The Theatre Centre |
Mouthpiece is a 2015 Canadian feminist play by Norah Sadava and Amy Nostbakken of Quote Unquote Collective.
Development
[edit]Sadava and Nostbakken began working on the play in 2013.[1] The play received dramaturgy from Orian Michaeli and features music composed by Nostbakken.[2]
The script was later published by Coach House Books with an introduction from Michele Landsberg.[2]
Plot
[edit]Mouthpiece is a two-person play in which both actors play the same character, Cassandra. Cassandra is a writer who finds out her mother has just died and must deal with preparations for the funeral. She must write the eulogy but finds she has lost the ability to speak.[3] The play takes place in a span of twenty-four hours and is set in present-day Toronto.[4][5]
Performance history
[edit]Mouthpiece premiered in 2015 at The Theatre Centre in Toronto starring Sadava and Nostbakken and directed by Nostbakken.[6] In 2016, the production was staged by Nightwood Theatre as part of a double bill.[7] In 2017, Jodie Foster brought Quote Unquote to Los Angeles to performa a two show run of Mouthpiece. Foster first saw the play in Toronto.[8] Also in 2017, they performed the play at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.[9] In 2018, 2b Theatre brought Quote Unquote Collective and Mouthpiece to Nova Scotia. It was performed at Alderney Landing in Dartmouth. Sadava said that this performance would be the last time she and Nostbakken would perform the play in Canada.[10]
Awards
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Result | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2015 | Dora Mavor Moore Awards - Independent Theatre | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble | Won | [11] | |
| Outstanding Sound Design/Composition | Won | for composer Amy Nostbakken and sound designer James Bunton | |||
| Outstanding Production | Nominated | ||||
| Outstanding New Play | Nominated | ||||
| Outstanding Direction | Nominated | for Amy Nostbakken | |||
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Nominated | for lighting designer Andre Du Toit | |||
| 2016 | Capital Critics Circle Award (Ottawa) | Best Professional Production | Nominated | [12] | |
| My Entertainment Awards | Outstanding Production | Nominated | [13] | ||
| Outstanding Actress | Nominated | ||||
| Outstanding Lighting & Sound composition & Design | Nominated | for Andre Du Toit, Amy Nostbakken and James Bunton | |||
| 2017 | Toronto Theatre Critics Awards | Best New Canadian Play | Won | [14] | |
| Dora Mavor Moore Awards - General | Outstanding Production | Nominated | [11] | ||
| Outstanding Performance - Ensemble | Nominated | ||||
| Outstanding Sound Design/Composition | Won | for sound designer James Bunton | |||
| Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh Award | n/a | Nominated | [13] | ||
| Summerhall Jawbone Award (Edinburgh Fringe) | n/a | Won | [11] | ||
| The Stage Awards | Performance at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival | Won | |||
| 2019 | Merritt Awards | Outstanding Presentation | Won | [15] |
Adaptation
[edit]In 2018, Mouthpiece was adapted into a film starring Sadava and Nostbakken and directed by Patricia Rozema.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Indy Staff (2019-01-15). "Norah Sadava and Amy Nostbakken's 'Mouthpiece'". The Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ^ a b "'Mouthpiece', the play actor Jodie Foster calls unforgettable, comes to Peterborough". kawarthaNOW. 2018-01-30. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ^ Gardner, Lyn (2017-08-16). "Mouthpiece review – bathtub drama pulls the plug on everyday sexism". The Guardian. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ^ a b Hopten, Alice (2019-06-15). "Canadian film director Patricia Rozema takes a chance adapting experimental play". CBC News. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- ^ Nestruck, J. Kelly (2016-10-26). "Mouthpiece is entertaining and unique on the politics of women's voices". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ^ Kaplan, Jon (2015-04-22). "Review: Mouthpiece". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ^ Hoile, Christopher (2016-10-24). "Review - Mouthpiece". www.stage-door.com. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ^ Wolfe, April (2017-06-09). "Jodie Foster Liked This Canadian Play So Much She Brought It To LA". LA Weekly. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- ^ "Mouthpiece review, Canada Hub, King's Hall, Edinburgh, 2017". The Stage. 2017-08-20. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ^ Thorne, Tara (2018-11-15). "Mouthpiece's brain matter". The Coast Halifax. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ^ a b c "Mouthpiece: She finds her voice at Peterborough's Market Hall, presented by Public Energy". Peterborough Examiner. 2018-02-16. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ^ Langston, Patrick (2016-10-12). "Nominees announced for Capital Critics Circle Award". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ^ a b "MOUTHPIECE". Quote Unquote Collective. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ^ Fisher, Steve (2017-05-25). "The Winners From The 2017 Toronto Theatre Critics Awards". Torontoist. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ^ Thorne, Tara (2019-03-26). "Here are your 2019 Merritt Award winners". The Coast Halifax. Retrieved 2020-07-31.