Morag’s death left a silence in her place. When her Canadian granddaughter Sam inherits Morag’s piano, Sam also inherits the mystery of her Scottish granny’s story. An intimate letter composed of fragmented ballads leads Sam to uncover Morag’s possible queerness and find a voice of her own.
This dynamic, experimental musical is a love letter to ancestors who “didn’t fit”, that playfully warps, disrupts and reconfigures traditional Scottish ballad singing. Audiences are invited on a journey where original compositions are interwoven with electronic loops to tell old stories anew.
Creative Team/Artists:
Original story and concept: Claire Love Wilson
Writers: Claire Love Wilson & Peter Lorenz
Director: Peter Lorenz
Musical direction: Sally Zori
Performers: Claire Love Wilson and Sally Zori
Sound design: Robbie Thomson and Rob Thomson
Composition and arrangements: Claire Love Wilson, Rory Comerford and Sally Zori
Set and lighting design: Robbie Thomson and Wladimiro A. Woyno R.
Costume design: Jessica Oostergo
Cultural protocol and consultation: Xwetchtaal Dennis Joseph
Dramaturgical support: Rebecca Atkinson-Lord and Daniela Atiencia
Producers: Claire Love Wilson and Peter Lorenz with An Tobar and Mull Theatre
Presented by: the frank theatre
Funding support: BC Arts Council and Canada Council for the Arts
Development support: Touchstone Theatre, the frank theatre, Canada Council for the Arts, BC Arts Council, The City of Vancouver, Austrian Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, Civil Service & Sport, Austrian Cultural Forum Ottawa, Push International Performing Arts Festival, Theatre Replacement, Creative Scotland, Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland, Scottish Storytelling Centre, University of the West of Scotland Theatre Lab
Genre: Theatre, experimental musical, queer storytelling
Cast Size: Two
Touring Party Size: Three
Length: 75 mins
Premiere date and location:
World Premiere: June 9th, 2022 – Vancouver, Canada
UK Premiere: August 2nd, 2024 – Edinburgh Fringe
Seeking: Connections with international producers or agencies interested in collaboration and/or representation.Connections with additional UK/Irish presenters to explore possibilities for further touring opportunities in the UK. Connections with International presenters to explore onward international touring opportunities. Connections with presenters who are interested in connecting with our target audience (intergenerational: seniors/elders and younger queer communities).
Performance Fee: $24,000 CAD
Project Contact:
Peter Lorenz, Co-Creator, Co-Producer, and Director
Social media: Lead Producer
Social media: An Tobar & Mull Theatre (Co-producer)
Social media: the frank theatre (Presenter)
