Medicine
Written by Enda Walsh
Directed by Richard WolfeJune 14-23 at Vancity Culture Lab
Opening Night: Friday, June 14 at 8:00pm
Preview: Thursday, June 13 at 8:00pm
Performance Times: June 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, & 22 at 8:00pm
Matinees: June 15 & 22 at 4:00pm | June 16 & 23 at 2:00pm
Tickets: $38 at pitheatre.com
Venue: Vancity Culture Lab (1895 Venables Street)
“One of the most fiercely individual voices in theatre today.” — The New York Times
(Vancouver, B.C.) — Pi Theatre closes its 2023-2024 season with the Canadian premiere of Medicine from Friday, June 14 to Sunday, June 23, 2024 at the Vancity Culture Lab (1895 Venables Street).
Medicine is a heartbreaking, yet hugely energizing and thrilling journey through one man’s troubled past. It’s a devastatingly funny and moving meditation on how, for decades, we have treated those we have called ‘mentally ill’.
Credit Emily Cooper Photography
John lives in an institution. Every year, a couple of struggling local actors are hired to do “drama therapy” with John, re-enacting bits and pieces of his life and trauma. Chaos ensues, secrets come to light, and John grapples with the question of whether anyone is even watching.
Written by multi-award-winning Irish playwright Enda Walsh (Once; Lazarus) and directed by Pi Theatre’s Richard Wolfe, Medicine is smart, funny, and absurd.
“I am beyond excited to offer Vancouver the opportunity to experience the Canadian premiere of Enda Walsh’s extraordinary play,” says Wolfe. “Highly theatrical in its style, Medicine is thought-provoking, hilarious, and terrifying. Walsh shows us that other people can be both the poison that harms us, and the medicine we need to live in the world.”
Credits for Medicine:
Written by: Enda Walsh
Directed by: Richard Wolfe
Produced by: Libby Willoughby
Performed by: Jay Clift, Genevieve Fleming, Nyiri Karakas, and Stephen Lyons
Stage Management by: Jasmin Sandhu
Assistant Stage Management & Props Design by: Kayleigh Sandomirsky
Lighting Design by: Victoria Bell
Sound Design by: Alex Mah
Costume Design by: Donnie Tejani
Set Design by: David Roberts
Production Management by: Alex Forsyth
About Pi Theatre:
Pi produces theatre that is intellectually alive and emotionally charged. Founded in 1984, Pi is now under the leadership of Artistic and Producing Director Richard Wolfe and Operations Manager and Producer Libby Willoughby. Pi strives to create social moments and community connections with the work it produces and presents. Pi Theatre invests in impactful art and artists in order to challenge sensitivities and generate conversation. Since the company’s inception, Pi has produced over 100 shows and events, has received 34 Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards, and 116 Jessie Award nominations. Pi is committed to accessibility and supporting its community. www.pitheatre.com