Every Little Nookie
World premiere at the Stratford Festival 2022: WE DARE YOU TO TRY IT – THE PLAY, THAT IS. When a suburban boomer couple return home to find their queer millennial daughter, Annabel, hosting a swingers’ party to make cash, they’re forced to question the state of their marriage. Annabel, in turn, must ponder her own future when she adds a new relationship to her chosen family of polyamorous and platonic roommates. In this high-spirited sex romp, it’s not just the earth that moves, as shifting paradigms encourage new possibilities, both personal and political.
Creative Team
Written by:
Sunny Drake
Directed by:
ted witzel
Starring:
Marion Claire Adler, VeronicaHortiguela, Stephen Jackman-Torkoff, Robert King, John Koensgen, Richard Lam, Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah and Rose Tuong
Understudies:
Caitlin Kelly, Qianna MacGilchrist,Chris Mejaki, Gordon White, Antonette Rudder, Jane Spidell, Micah Woods
Cantonese translation:
Derek Kwan
Guyanese Creole language consultant:
Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah
Dramaturg:
Bob White
Cultural and other script consultants:
Carmen Aguirre, Beryl Bain, Afi Browne, Jasmine Chen, Chanelle Gallant, Derek Kwan, Tom Malleson, Andrea Romaldi, Donna-Michelle St. Bernard, Isaac Lev Szmonko, Dr Indigo Willing
Assistant Director:
Philip Geller
Intimacy Choreographer and Movement Director:
Aria Evans
Set Design:
Michelle Tracey
Sound Design:
Dasha Plett
Costume Design:
Joshua Quinlan
Lighting Design:
Jareth Li
Producer:
Dave Auster
Stage Manager:
Melissa Rood
Assistant Stage Managers: Martine Beland, Bruno Gonsalves
Photography by:
D. Hou
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Read the script!
You can purchase a digital copy of the script here.
World premiere with the Stratford Festival
When a suburban boomer couple return home to find their queer millennial daughter, Annabel, hosting a swingers’ party to make cash, they’re forced to question the state of their marriage. Annabel, in turn, must ponder her own future when she adds a new relationship to her chosen family of polyamorous and platonic roommates. In this high-spirited sex romp, it’s not just the earth that moves, as shifting paradigms encourage new possibilities, both personal and political.
We're in a period of remarkable change: from dealing with the pandemic to housing crises to wealth inequality to climate chaos. What would it take for us to work together on these enormous challenges? EVERY LITTLE NOOKIE starts this epic question in the home, using a hilarious, scandalous and subversive romp to examine one of our most cherished sites of individualism: relationships.
Awards
Playwrights Guild of Canada national comedy award 2021 (The Chris Tolley & Dharini Woollcombe Comedy Award)
Bay Area Playwrights Festival semi-finalist 2018 - San Francisco
Press
"Critic's pick" – The Globe and Mail
“Delightful and hilarious romp” – London Free Press
"With Drake’s comedic and emotional sensibilities, and witzel’s gifted direction, Every Little Nookie is a season highlight” – Stratford Beacon Press
“Sunny Drake has masterfully created a socially significant work filled with ever-present and audience-appreciated wit and new age charm" – StratfordToday.ca
“Naughty, hilarious and poignant” – Our Theatre Voice
Other Info
Development partner:
Stratford Festival.
Funding:
Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, Toronto Arts Council.
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