After August
By Eve Ross Moore | Thinking & Feeling Theatre Company - Winnipeg, MB
| V.6 - Tom Hendry Warehouse |
 | Siblings are our first friends and enemies. We laugh, we fight, but they're always there for us…until they're not. What happens when the familial bond is lost? How do we move forward without our best friends? These questions haunt Avery after the fatal night her heart stopped, keeping her isolated and alone – but she's not alone. Her brother August remains, whether she wants him to or not. Debuting at this year's festival, locally produced After August reminds us letting go isn't always easy – but it's necessary to let ourselves heal.
Cast:
Eve Ross Moore, Sam Benson, Ben Robertson
Director:
David Lange
 | Show Info:
75 minutes
Genre:
Play-Drama
Audience:
Parental Guidance
Coarse Language, Depictions of suicide, flashing lights
| Wed July 16 6:00 PM
Fri July 18 11:00 AM
Sat July 19 8:00 PM
Mon July 21 10:15 PM
Wed July 23 12:45 PM
Sat July 26 5:45 PM
Sun July 27 7:15 PM
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After August
Thinking & Feeling Theatre Company—Tom Hendry Warehouse
The general rule is that comedies do better at the Fringe, which is why I love when someone has the guts to do a drama, and by golly is this a drama. A heartfelt and gut-wrenching exploration of world-altering grief and the self-destructive behaviours it can push us toward, this show will break your heart over and over again, both for better and for worse. The set and lighting design absolutely blew me away. There is one point near the end that might seem odd to any who have taken their share of first-aid classes, but that is a very minor complaint for such a beautiful production.
Jordan Phillips
After August
Thinking & Feeling Theatre Company—Tom Hendry Warehouse
Haunted by regret and grief after the death of her brother August in the same crash she survived, we follow Avery as she navigates and tries to understand what her life has become. Written by Eve Ross Moore who also pays Avery, the spectre of August is convincingly realized, Ben Robertson playing the role extremely well in all three of its characterizations. At 70 minutes, After August more than earns it’s length, the relationship between Avery and her partner Elliot (August’s best friend) and their interactions with August needing room to breathe and deepen. The show comes with trigger warnings for a reason, but for anyone able to handle it, this is a fantastic watch.
Josh Fidelak
Thinking & Feeling Theatre Company
After August—Tom Hendry Warehouse
“After August” follows Avery Blake in the aftermath of a tragic accident that took the life of her brother and left her severely injured. Months have passed and Avery is still haunted by her physical injuries, along with the vivid visions of her brother every time she’s alone. Is her guilty conscience playing tricks on her, or did the crash break more than just her bones? Join Avery as she tries to find peace again in a world that has moved on without her…and August.
