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Mall of Maladaptive Dreaming
June 23-26 @7:30 PM EST
Immerse yourself into the experience of several exotic dancers working with mannequins at GABA - the "mall club" of your maladaptive dreams.
Written by Joanna Cleary
Directed by Andy Houston
Performed by Patrick Cooper, Hannah Daudlin, Maddie Cranston, Ellen Feuer, and Colleen Macaulay
Designed by Gary Kirkham (digital scenography), Colin Labadie (sound), and Chelsea Vanoverbeke (lighting)
Mall of Maladaptive Dreaming is an immersive, site-responsive theatre production that explores various questions the retail industry poses, from what it means to be an attractive object to what it means to dream, by following the experiences of several exotic dancers working with mannequins in a “mall club.”
As these women realize the social, emotional, and psychological implications of holding undervalued positions in a declining industry, their relationships with each other begin to deteriorate—all the while being forced to deepen their understanding of the space around them together.
Audience members will experience the mall’s retail landscape via video and soundscape on their smartphones, followed by a more immersive experience of GABA—an entrepreneurial adult entertainment venture—facilitated by five performers. As it becomes clear that this space is animated more by maladaptive dreams than honest transactions, this play will explore what it means to make a living on cursed land.