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MOLD HOUSE

A young trans man early in his transition decays in his mold and bug-infested apartment. When he hallucinates a woman that looks like his younger self, the two investigate and attempt to understand each other. A portrait of madness, heartbreak and the surrealism of transition, MOLD HOUSE is an exploration into what we keep and what we lose in the process of changing ourselves

MOLD HOUSE

  • CONTENT NOTE: Descriptions of gender dysphoria, emotional and physical intimacy, coarse language and violent imagery.
  • RUN TIME: 30 minutes (as part of the Playwrights Unit Staged Readings)
  • TICKETS : By Donation/Free!
  • Playwright: Dean Vukovic
  • Lighting Designer: Max Cameron Fearon
  • Performers: Xavier Lopez, Tiffany Thomas

Schedule

Part of the 2023 Festival

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Location

Native Earth Performing Art’s Aki Studio

250-585 Dundas Street East
Toronto, ON M5A 2B7
https://www.nativeearth.ca/akistudio/

Accessibility

Native Earth Performing Arts and Artscape strive to provide equal treatment to and equitable benefits of its services, programs and facilities in a manner that respects the dignity and independence of people with disabilities.

  • The Dundas Street entrance provides barrier-free access to the building
  • Two elevators are located in the South Lobby
  • All floors have accessible washrooms and stalls, as well as accessible drinking fountains
  • Signage throughout the building is written in Braille
  • A hearing enhancement system is available in Aki Studio and the Ada Slaight Hall

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Dean Vukovic

Dean Vukovic

Dean Vukovic is a writer, director and creative technologist creating new plays, poetry, installations, video art and multimedia works in Toronto. He currently studies New Media at Toronto Metropolitan University. Across disciplines, he’s interested in creating work that borders on the unreal, disjointed and off-center. Their writing has been featured with QPIRG-McGill and they are an originating member of the Kitchen Party Poetry series with Black Sails Publications. Their first play VELVETHEAD was produced in conjunction with Pickles Theatre Co. and performed at Factory Theatre. MOLD HOUSE is his newest work in development.

Max Cameron Fearon

Max Cameron Fearon

Max Cameron Fearon (they/them) is a queer, genderqueer, Mad, and multiply-disabled artist. They’re interested in interdisciplinary performance, collaborative storytelling, and community engagement through the arts. Their practice centres care, engages magic realism, and explores how the relationships we form with ourselves and others reflect larger social realities. 

In the past year, Max has interned in Artistic Directing with SummerWorks; provided dramaturgical support to new plays in development with Nightwood Theatre’s “Write from the Hip” initiative; and mentored in directing with the Canadian Guild of Directors and Choreographers. While they’ve previously focused on direction, dramaturgy, and performance, Max is excited to explore lighting design with the Paprika’s Design Lab, and to be learning with and from their colleagues in the Festival. 
Max is currently co-creating How the Wolf Says Goodnight, a multimedia performance piece on queer care and relational healing from trauma (with River Oliveira). They’re also directing an interactive, touring project about identifying various forms of interpersonal abuse (I Love You and It Hurts – Theatre of the Beat), and an LGBTQ+ community-focused production of Into the Woods (Assoc. Director/Dramaturge – Dead Name Theatre). You can connect with Max via their website at mcfearon.com, or on Instagram at @mc.fearon.