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Now You See Her

by Amy Nostbakken, Norah Sadava, Lisa Karen Cox, Maggie Huculak, Raha Javanfar & Cheyenne Scott

They are the invisible, the vanishing, and the disappeared. In an insurrectionary outburst of original music, words, and movement, six characters in Now You See Her explore the many ways women fade from sight in our culture. They sing, dance, and thrust themselves into the elements as they travel through the seasons of their lives. Their voices are defiant. Their question is simple: why do we allow our power to disappear without a fight?

Now You See Her follows Quote Unquote Collective’s acclaimed international hit Mouthpiece, which won three Dora Mavor Moore Awards (with nine nominations), a Toronto Theatre Critics Award, and The Stage Award for Performance and the Summerhall Jawbone Award for Excellence at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

This 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.

Now You See Her premiered in October 2018, at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre

 

co-directed/created/performed/composed by Amy Nostbakken
co-directed/created/performed by Norah Sadava
performed/created by Lisa Karen Cox, Maggie Huculak, Raha Javanfar + Cheyenne Scott
choreographed by Orian Michaeli
sound design by James Bunton
lighting design by Andre du Toit
set + costume design by Jung-Hye Kim
projection design by Kaitlin Hickey + Lily Ross-Millard
live sound engineering by Amy Fort
additional composition by Motion + DJ L’Oqenz, Raha Javanfar
stage managed by Tara Mohan
dramaturgy by Falen Johnson + Lisa Codrington
creative contributions by Émilie Monnet + Natasha Mumba
Photography by Dahlia Katz & Brooke Wedlock

"Now You See Her embraces diversity in aesthetic, not just in its cast.”

The Globe and Mail

“That’s where the real strength of Now You See Her lies, it layers perspectives on top of one another, especially by making the actor and the character visible at the same time.”

Toronto Star

“Through text, movement, song, and visual effects, the collective has crafted an extravaganza that is an assault both on the mind and the senses”

Ludwig Van Toronto

“If you’re not sure what theatre is for anymore, this show will restore your faith in the art form.”

Mooney on Theatre

“Now You See Her radiates wit, urgency, and theatricality.”

NOW Magazine

“They are the invisible, the vanishing and the disappeared.”