The Magic Hour is a solo multidisciplinary performance spell that uses magic to investigate sexual violence, trauma and transformation. Working with traditions and practices of magic ranging from ancestral sacred charms to top-hat-and-rabbit illusions, the work presses the boundaries of public and private, hidden and revealed, to make visible what is not seen. The Magic Hour proposes a radical healing through the ritual of theatre by creating expansive acts that alter the meaning of materials and memories, and enacting power through invocation, repetition, witnessing and participation.
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2017, The Theatre Centre, Toronto
2017
Playwrights Canada Press
9781770917972
Published in Queer / Play An Anthology of Queer Women's Performance and Plays. Playwright website: https://www.jessdobkin.com/jd_work/the-magic-hour/
Published in Queer / Play An Anthology of Queer Women's Performance and Plays. Playwright website: https://www.jessdobkin.com/jd_work/the-magic-hour/
Realistic
Lucy finds the courage to tell their partner, Carmelle, that they are non-binary. Carmelle is not as thrilled as Lucy with this news. Then Martina arrives and, following close behind, the news of the deadly coronavirus. Lucy, Carmelle and Martina must navigate the threat of this new virus, shifting identities and the vulnerability of aging while confined to a small apartment. Set in Vancouver in March 2020.
TYA (14-18 recommended)
Estranged teenage cousins Eli and Kat have recently met online and bonded over their queer identities, but they have a limited understanding of each other’s very different realities. In Italy, soft-spoken Eli is trying to find a way to come out as trans to his conservative Roman Catholic family. In Canada, strong-headed Kat is desperate for connection to a culture and place she’s never known. Kat and her friend Hannah are the only ones who know that Eli is trans—not even his brother Matteo knows. And while her intentions are good, Kat’s decision to crowdfund a flight for Eli to attend Toronto Pride unknowingly outs him to the public, setting off a chain of events that leave the cousins and their loved ones reeling.
