With director Michael Scholar Jr. at the helm, Mitch and Murray Productions returns with another dynamite play, award winning playwright Duncan Macmillan’s Lungs, opening November 13th and running to November 22nd at Studio 16 in Vancouver.
The Story: In a time of global anxiety, erratic weather, and political unrest, one couple (played by real life couple Aaron Craven and Kate Craven) wants to have a child but are running out of time. LUNGS is a smart, funny and timely drama that follows a couple through the surprising lifecycle of their relationship, as they grapple with questions of family and change, hope, betrayal, happenstance, and the terrible pain that you can only cause the people you love.
“A dazzling piece…At the core of this play is a beautifully crafted love story that is not only intensely personal but also poignantly universal. …LUNGS has heart. And it never misses a beat.” —Toronto Star.
With 14 Jessie Richardson Award nominations to its name, Mitch and Murray Productions is a theatre company that lives on the edge, with a focus on contemporary, provocative character-driven storytelling. Recent works include the Vancouver premieres of Body Awareness by Annie Baker, Sex With Strangers by Laura Eason and Smart People by Lydia R. Diamond.
OUR COVID SAFETY PLAN
With COVID restrictions in mind, Mitch and Murray Productions offers up an elegant two hander with a real life couple unrestricted in performance possibilities. The play is only 70 minutes long, no intemission and it will be staged in the round for small audiences (under 40 people).
COVID safety notes:
- Seats will be sold in pods 6 feet apart, pods shared by a household or bubble.
- Patrons will be COVID screened upon entry and masks must be worn in the lobby and theatre during the performance.
- Lobby lineup and front of house entry will be guided so as to ensure social distancing at show's beginning and end.
- The 2 actors onstage will be a minimum of 10 feet from the audience at all times and will be temperature checked every show.
Please see the seating diagram below for an informative visual idea of the space. If you’ve missed live theatre and want to return to an exciting safe theatrical space, Lungs may be the show for you. See you at the theatre!
