Madre
January 31, 2008 – February 17, 2008
Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace, Toronto
Madre is a theatrical memoir that follows Julia de Maria Auxiliadora, an aging woman in Colombia who is fighting to maintain a sense of self as she succumbs to Alzheimer’s. As Julia’s lifetime of memories unravels, her adopted daughter Angela returns from Toronto to care for her, and to make one last desperate attempt to resolve their conflicted relationship while Julia still recognizes her.
“A brilliantly acted and directed play”
Stewart Byfield, MONDOmagazine
“Delivers an intense climax”
Paula Citron, the Globe and Mail five-time Dora Award nominee
Playwright / Director
Beatriz Pizano
Performers
Marcia Bennet
Carlos Gonzalez-Vio
Rosa Laborde
Anita La Selva
Rosalba Martinni
Juliette Burgos