Local Playwrights Tackle Cyber Bullying in #TheWaterTower
In a social media driven world everyone is familiar with the pressure to look like they have their act together. It’s a weird new world in which we all have the ability to live a double life, one that is charmed and full of fun and you never have a bad hair day. And the real one in which you wake up with Dorito crumbs stuck to your face after binge watching How to Get Away with Murder on your day off. In a time where everything you do is documented and cyber bullying is so prevalent the stress on young people these days to look, act and be a certain way during (lets face it) the four most award years of their life is even more intense. Sudbury playwrights and Playwrights Junction alumni Lara Bradley, Rick Duthie, Cora Eckert, and Caitlin Heppner try their best to tackle the complexities of bullying in the online world in their latest collaborative production #TheWaterTower presented by STC. Read on for all the details on this first time original production.
Tell us about #TheWaterTower
When a provocative image of a teen girl is posted on an online social network called the WaterTower, the fabric of an entire community unravels, and the lives of these four are thrown into turmoil. 14 year-old Jayden (Dante Mullin Santone). 15 year-old Ariel (Katie Wise), 16 year-old Mackenzie (Alex Goudreau), and 17 year-old Hailey (Kassandra Bazinet), must confront both themselves and a malicious and faceless online presence that haunts them all.
Tell us about how the issue of cyber bullying for young people is explored in #TheWaterTower
Directed by Matthew Heiti, the play was commissioned by STC to present an honest and authentic view inside a generation that is increasingly growing up online. The play uses many production elements including lighting, sound, video, and projections, to draw the audience into both the real and the online world. The play is a vivid reminder of the complex lives of teens, increasingly lived online, where the judgment of one second’s ill-advised choice can never be eradicated from the online archive. #TheWaterTower chronicles the experience of four teenagers who must navigate dangerous digital waters as they learn how to stand up for themselves and one another.
When does the show run and how can we get tickets?
#The WaterTower is on stage at the Sudbury Theatre Centre for a limited engagement of four public performances: Apr. 1 at 7:00 p.m., Apr. 2 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., and Apr. 3 at 2:00 p.m. Student matinee bookings are also available daily through Apr. 8. Tickets for the public performances are $18 for adults and seniors and $10 for students. Book tickets through the STC Box Office in person at 170 Shaughnessy Street in Downtown Sudbury, by calling 705 674 8381, or online at sudburytheatre.ca.
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Jessica Lovelace
Jessica Lovelace is a Public Relations and Communications grad, musical theatre enthusiast, lover of live music and part-time unicorn tamer. Some have said that the Big Dripper from Sub City is a regional delicacy and the perfect end to a Sudbury Saturday Night – Jessica is definitely one of those people. No, the hair is not a perm.
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