12 Minute Madness
Event Ended- Where
- The Firehall Arts Centre - 280 E Cordova St, Vancouver, British Columbia View Map
- When
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- Ages
- Adult
- Website
- http://www.12minutemadness.com
- Contact
- jfukumura@gmail.com 6047649743 (June Fukumura)
12 Minute Madness is a humorous, vulgar, candid, and beautiful investigation into incest and how a young woman struggles to deal with it. Marlena von Twattenburger recovers a repressed memory of having been sexually abused by her grandfather. This short play, written and directed by award winning NYC director and playwright, Raïna von Waldenburg illustrates the first twelve minutes of madness that occurs as Marlena’s mind suddenly explodes into myriad inner voices that have been repressed for years. von Waldenburg and her cast of 12 fierce young female performers attempt to shed light on the secrecy and shame of sexual abuse through dark humour and unapologetic wit. 12 Minute Madness is based on von Waldenburg’s full-length play, Das Kaspar Theatre first produced by NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts in 1999 and hotINK’s International Festival of Play Readings in NYC in 2006.