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The Red Rose Bleeds
Phoenix The Fire
Venue
Theatre Passe Muraille, Mainspace
Wed Aug 13, 7:30 PM*
Thu Aug 14, 9:00 PM*
Sat Aug 16, 5:00 PM*
90 Minutes
Ticket Price
$15 / $30 / $45
Everyone loves a bad girl. Deaf wealthy serial killer, Enchante (Gaitrie Persaud), favors a Chinese cleaver to prey upon those who dare abuse young women. With her beauty and cunning charms, she entices her lovers to their deadly fate. Enter her mind of tasting blood as she welcomes you into her red rose world of secret stories. Haunting, powerful, and deeply personal, The Red Rose Bleeds is a poetic solo performance that explores inherited trauma, silence, and resilience through the body of a Deaf woman reclaiming her ancestral past.
Performers, Creators: JP Arami, Gaitrie Persaud-Killings, Raveena Persaud
Dramaturg: Chris Dodd
Deaf Consultant: Jaideep Goray
This work was originally developed and performed a work-in-progress presentation at the Sound Off Festival in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, the country’s premier Deaf theatre festival.
*ASL Interpretation is integrated into all performances. ASL Interpreters will be present before and after the performance, to support audience members with box office and front-of-house procedures.
The Red Rose Bleeds is not suitable for audiences under 18 years old.
Content: Nudity, mature language and subject matter, strong language and mentions of rape and child abuse.
Sensory: Large volumes of fake/stage blood in close proximity to the audience.
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