Necessary Angel presents the return of Divisadero: a performance February 8, 2012

Necessary Angel
in association with The Film Farm
presents
Divisadero: a performance
An original adaptation of Michael Ondaatje's award-winning novel

Necessary Angel, in association with The Film Farm, is proud to announce the return of Divisadero: a performance, a theatrical adaptation of the Governor General Award-winning novel by Michael Ondaatje, directed by Necessary Angel Artistic Director Daniel Brooks. Performances run February 8-26 at Theatre Passe Muraille's Mainspace, 16 Ryerson Avenue.

The production reunites the original cast of Liane Balaban, Maggie Huculak, Tom McCamus, Amy Rutherford and Justin Rutledge - the Juno-nominated musician who created music specifically for the piece.

Divisadero: a performance examines themes of memory, identity, love and the grip of the past on the present, and tells a story of a family that is forever changed by a single, violent event that sets fire to the rest of their lives. The production explores the intimate relationship between the speaker and the listener, and of language's ability to weave a magical spell.

“Brooks has staged Divisadero in a direct-address, presentational mode that builds on two key foundations: the power of Ondaatje’s words and the exquisite ways Huculak…makes them dance…She’s [Huculak] to performance what Ondaatje is to fiction and Brooks to directing.”
-Kamal Al-Solaylee, Toronto Star

Necessary Angel
in association with The Film Farm presents
Divisadero: a performance
Writer: Michael Ondaatje. Director: Daniel Brooks.
Cast: Liane Balaban, Maggie Huculak, Tom McCamus, Amy Rutherford, Justin Rutledge.
Designers: Andrea Lundy, Alexander MacSween, Jeremy Mimnagh, John Thompson.
Stage Management: Rob Harding, Elizabeth McDermott. Assistant Director: Stefan Dzeparoski.
February 8-26, 2012 at Theatre Passe Muraille's Mainspace, 16 Ryerson Avenue
Tuesday-Saturday 8pm, Sunday 2pm
Tickets: Feb. 8 & 9 preview $10, Tues-Thurs $25, Fri $30, Sat $35, Sun Matinee - Pay-What-You-Can
For tickets and more information, visit www.necessaryangel.com/divisadero
or call Theatre Passe Muraille Arts Box Office at 416-504-7529