The annual Listen Up! youth theatre troupe toured Lanark County and Smiths Falls youth centres and schools in April of 2019 with a new play about body image, The Strangest Dream.
Based on research and conversations with young people and in consultation with the Hopewell Centre – Eastern Ontario’s only clinic dedicated to working with those dealing with eating disorders – the show is being staged at a time when teenagers especially face a barrage of images in print and electronically that make them question their self-worth and can lead to harmful behaviours.
Laurel Smith, Writer and Director
Matthew Behrens, Associate Producer
Ryan Kreissler, Stage Manager
Featuring:
Felix Evangelho (all performances exc. Apr. 25)
Casssandra McDougall (Apr. 25 performance)
Isaac Sinfield
Lu Williams
2019 PERFORMANCE DATES AND TIMES:
SMITHS FALLS:
Wednesday April 17 at 4:30pm
Smiths Falls Youth Arena
71A Lansdowne Street
Smiths Falls, ON, K7A 2H7
CARLETON PLACE:
Thursday April 18 at 6:00pm
Carambeck Community Centre
351 Bridge Street
Carleton Place, ON, K7C 3H9
MISSISSIPPI MILLS:
Wednesday April 24 at 5:00pm
Mississippi Mills Youth Centre
134 Main Street East
Almonte, ON, K0A 1A0
PERTH:
Thursday April 25 at 6:30pm
Royal Canadian Legion
26 Beckwith St. E.
Perth, ON K7H 1B5
VILLAGE OF LANARK:
Friday April 26 at 6pm
Lanark Community Youth Centre
61 Princess Street
Lanark, ON, K0G 1K0