Engineered Air Theatre (Ecpa)

205 8th Avenue SE

Calgary

May 15, 2008, Thursday 7:30 PM

Tickets: CA $10.00

For Tickets and more information Call at 403-640-4617
Or E-mail at tickets@fireexit.ca

FIRE EXIT THEATRE PRESENTS CRAVING

Written By Delphine Brooker
Directed By Mark Lewandowski

Craving is the award-winning stage play about one woman's descent into and recovery from anorexia. Craving the play follows a young woman whose hunger for life leads her out of high school to Europe for a year of adventure. The wonder and excitement of the young woman in Europe contrast with her downward spiral as she struggles with anorexia. At a low of 69 pounds, she realizes that her hunger for life can not co-exist with physical starvation, and she begins her road to recovery. Craving is an entirely original perspective on anorexia, contrasting a life-destroying disease with the ultimate act of creation - pregnancy and newborn life. The story juxtaposes three timelines - the present (the pregnancy), the past (the struggle with anorexia), and the future (the baby) - creating a metaphor for the circle of life that is central to the story. Craving's message, that life nourishes life, is at once universal in its theme, and particular to women at risk of anorexia as well as their family and friends.

Review quotes:

"... a riveting show ..." - Liz Nicholls, The Edmonton Journal

"... amazing piece of theatre ... exercising a powerful grip on the heart ..." - Colin MacLean, The Edmonton Sun