Concord Floral is a million square foot abandoned greenhouse and a hangout for neighbourhood kids. But something has happened there. Something that nobody can talk about. And when two friends stumble upon the terrible secret buried there, they set off a chain of events that can’t be stopped. Concord Floral re-imagines Giovanni Boccaccio’s medieval allegory The Decameron in a contemporary Toronto suburb, in which ten teens must flee a mysterious plague they have brought upon themselves.
concord floral
by Jordan TannahillThis project is part of Why Not’s SHARE stream of activities. SHARE projects are partnerships with other independent artists and companies to help produce, present or tour their work.
Oct 16-26, 2014
Theatre Centre
Conceived and Written by Jordan Tannahill
Created and Directed by Erin Brubacher, Cara Spooner and Jordan Tannahill
Sound Design by Christopher Wiles with field recordings by the cast of Concord Floral
Lighting Design by Kimberly Purtell
Featuring: Sahra Del, Theo Gallaro, Erum Khan, Eartha Masek-Kelly, Jovana Miladinovic, Jessica Munk, Troy Sarju, Rashida Shaw, Liam Sullivan and Melisa Sofi
Stage Managed by Laura Hendrickson
Produced by Erin Brubacher and Jordan Tannahill
Photography by Erin Brubacher
"Tannahill is still young enough to have an accurate and unforgiving memory of the language and anxieties of the teenage years, but he's also talented and cultured enough to present them in a nuanced and original way"
–Digital Journal
"Here he fully masters a style he has been pursuing that one might call surreal suburban gothic. The style and some of the themes of Concord Floral were evident in Post Eden (2010), but here he is in complete control of both. The effect is profoundly unsettling."
–Stage Door
"engaging theatre that captures life and spark from a young cast"
–Mooney on Theatre
"The top live theatre shows in Toronto October 2014"
–BlogTO
"Concord Floral is an ensemble choral piece that packs a theatrical and emotional punch... a fine showcase for a new generation of actors."
–Jon Kaplan, Now Magazine
"Concord Floral is the strongest script from Tannahill to date – artfully structured, yet full of suspense, with dialogue that shifts smoothly between the poetic and observational. It’s got style and substance – and is scary as all get out. Like any urban legend, you know it’s made up … but is it?"