From September 5-15, there are more than 600 performances by 89 artists over 11 days on Granville Island & at other theatrical venues around the city. I wanted to let you know about one Fringe show in particular this year: “Glowing: A Reproduction Production”. To help promote the show, I'm giving away tickets!
Before I get to the contest details, let me give you a quick synopsis of the show:
You've heard that old chestnut about pregnant woman having that "glow", right? For Mary-Jo Dionne... not so much. Mary-Jo, writer and performer of “Glowing: A Reproduction Production” was inspired to create her darkly comic one-woman show after she experienced her last episode of melanoma during an already-horrific pregnancy.
Mary-Jo's thirty-minute performance covers her experiences as a 40-year-old woman who, after countless obstacles, including adoption attempts, eventually becomes pregnant – resulting in an experience that is anything but a glowing one. As if all-day "morning" sickness isn't bad enough, at seven months along, a cancer diagnosis leaves her deciding whether or not she should go through with a potentially life-saving amputation.
About Mary-Jo Dionne:
(from ThisIsInk.com)
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| Mary-Jo & Majella, Tanya King Photography |
& now for the GIVEAWAY part... Here's the deal: I've got four tickets to give away to two lucky readers: two for Mary-Jo's show on Sunday, Sept 8 at 2:45pm & two for Monday, Sept 9 at 6:45pm. “Glowing: A Reproduction Production” is at The Revue Stage on Granville Island, Vancouver, BC.
Please use the Rafflecopter widget below to enter. You've got several options to win--the more you do, the better your chances! As always, shoot me an email (lisa AT spokesmama DOT com) if you have any issues or questions about using Rafflecopter.) GOOD LUCK!
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Disclaimer: I'll be receiving two tickets to "Glowing: A Reproduction Production", but was not otherwise compensated for this post.
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constant sickness!!!!!!!!! all day all night ALL PREGNANCY!! it is amazing I put weight on.... cruel irony.... lol
ReplyDeleteOh, ack. I didn't gain much when I had nausea, but then made up for lost time as soon as it ended, LOL. Grew out of some of my mat clothes a whole trimester earlier than last time. :P
DeleteYes! It did end well both times! I was treated like a queen, my kids are good sleepers and kind to her mama :)
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ReplyDeleteIt was suppose to be the best time of my life!! Well, it was and still is but one thing for another, I had great deliveries but a not so pleasant pregnancy with both my little ones.
ReplyDeleteOoh, rough. At least it ended well?
DeleteYes! It did end well both times! I was treated like a queen, my kids are good sleepers and kind to her mama :)
DeleteMy extreme aversion to TOOTHPASTE. It was horrible. Toothpaste was the only thing that made me vomit. I did not have morning sickness. I had toothpaste sickness. I spent a fortune trying to find a toothpaste that didn't made me sick but I never did.
ReplyDeleteOh noes! That's awful. I had an aversion to Rooibos tea for a while (it's normally one of my faves, as I can't seem to handle much caffeine & have been off black & most green tea for years), but toothpaste, agh.
DeleteI haven't been pregnant, nor adopted, but this show sounds great.
ReplyDeleteBonnie
I realized AFTER I posted the contest that my question was rather limiting. Heh.
DeleteI'm really looking forward to seeing it too! Fingers crossed I'll be able to go--my due date is right in there...
Pregnancy was so long ago, and an easy one. Would love to see the show, looks great.
ReplyDeleteOoh, lucky. I think the show is going to be great. :)
DeleteMy pregnancy was pretty heinous. The morning sickness was relatively short lived (a mere 4 months lol), but I had no idea that heartburn could be so debilitating. There were very few foods that didn't cause me agony and I couldn't sleep at night. Between 7 and 8 months I lost 10lbs. Too bad I couldn't keep that momentum up after she came out. Mmmm, raspberry lemon cupcakes.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a great show for a moms' night out.