Baggage
August 8
Baggage
produced by Marijke Reinink
August 8th
Synopsis
Two exes reunite to sort their shared belongings before moving out of their apartment. In dividing their assets, Hannah and Marley unpack their relationship and its downfall. Using a unique style of shadow-play, this piece explores loss, queerness and what it means to be a modern-day lesbian.
Tickets to Friday Night’s Performance (individual and festival pass) give free entry into CK Pride’s kickoff dance at Jazz Bah
meet the team
Marijke Reinink (she/her) – Creator & Performer
Marijke is a multidisciplinary theatre creator, performer and, musician from Toronto. She is always looking for new ways to explore storytelling and expand her theatrical practice. In recent years she directed the first staging of Spell by Barbara Blatner (a continuation of Shakespeare’s The Tempest), performed across Canada in various tours and, presented her original work in festivals like the Toronto Fringe and Theatre Gargantua’s Unfinished Cabaret. Marijke is thrilled to be back at Theatre Gargantua presenting her play Baggage; the second piece she has created employing her unique style of shadowplay. Marijke is extremely grateful for the continued guidance and support from Jacquie Thomas, Michael Spence, and the Theatre Gargantua team.
Mya Leworthy (she/her) – Director/Shadow Puppeteer
Mya Leworthy (she/her) is an interdisciplinary artist currently based in the GTA. She graduated from George Brown Theatre School in 2022. Since then, she has stretched her artistic abilities and added directing, stage managing, and writing to her arsenal of talents. Recent credits include Stage Manager (An Ode To Home, Toronto Fringe Festival) Director a new one act play (Money, Fergus Grand Theatre, Culture Days Festival). Money will be heading to the Grand River arts short play festival in the fall! Her most recent endeavor is co-creating her own theatre company, Rule of Three Theatre. Last summer they toured to the Hamilton, Guelph and London Fringe festivals with their award winning show The Velveteen Rabbit. Mya and her co-founders wrote, produced, directed and starred in the production, hoping to bring smiles to the patrons, young and old. Mya hopes to bring stories to life that help people feel less alone.
Nell Khayutin (they/them) – Performer
Nell Khayutin (they/them) is a first-generation Canadian actor/multidisciplinary creative artist based in Toronto. They received their HBA in the Theatre and Drama Studies Specialist program, jointly conducted between the University of Toronto and Sheridan College. Nell is especially passionate about theatre that is dynamic, collaborative, and unapologetically authentic. Most recently, they participated in the Theatre Gargantua TD Emerging Artists Roundtable and are thrilled to return to the Theatre Gargantua community as part of the Sidestream Festival! Recent theatre credits include: The Velveteen Rabbit (Rule of Three Theatre Company) The Three Sisters (Sunbeam Theatre Company); Hair Care (Reclamation Media Inc.); The Gray: A Wilde Musical (Hart House Theatre); Collective Rage: A Play in 5 Betties (English & Drama Student Society); A Midsummer Night’s Dream, If We Were Birds, and Fefu and Her Friends (Theatre Erindale)
