PL AYBILL AL L IG AT OR PIE
ALLIGATOR PIE POEMS BY DENNIS LEE CREATED BY INS CHOI, RAQUEL DUFFY, KEN MACKENZIE, GREGORY PREST AND MIKE ROSS }{
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ARTIST NOTE: JENNIFER VILLAVERDE Our stage manager, Ashlyn, has been with Alligator Pie since the beginning. She doesn’t mess around and, therefore, is absolutely reliable. When I asked her what Alligator Pie was like, she responded without hesitation, “Pure joy.” PURE. JOY. That’s some intense joy. The last time I felt that was when I held my daughter in my arms for the first time. To experience that again, I’d have to put everything on hold and focus solely on creating the purest of joys. The last time I did that it took 9(ish) months. Who has that time??? The answer: we don’t. We have about two weeks. That’s some serious Soulpepper pressure cooker and I love it!
This is what I know: Dennis Lee is THE BEST! His rhymes make me dance! The creative team has assembled a group of hooligans who LOVE what they do. We’re working with the “Originals” and they’re some of my favourite people in the world. Also, we have Ashlyn, our intrepid stage manager. We’re in good hands. If you’re reading this (thank you, by the way), I’m telling you right now, if you leave the theatre and that inner child of yours is not tap dancing beats in your heart until it explodes rainbow jelly beans (minus black licorice - gross!), you have a heart of stone. There’s no hope for you. If your heart is dancing, HOORAY! I know exactly how you feel!
JENNIFER VILL AVERDE, Performer in Alligator Pie
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