Milk Milk Lemonade
- Company
- Mallowmarsh
- Creators
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Emma Nelles & Jonas Trottier
- Runtime
- 50 minutes
Elementary school can be tough: Your cootie-catcher's gone all cryptic, your recorder's started barking, and it turns out the victim of your egg-drop experiment had a wife and family and they want answers!
80% clown show, 40% sketch comedy, 10% macaroni art, and 22% we haven’t learned to do percentages yet, this whirlwind comedy follows the (class) clowns of Mallowmarsh Elementary as they battle their way through the snack-time stock exchange, the horrors of health class, and the rough and tumble world of indoor recess to answer the age-old question: I know you are but what am I?
Credits
- Director
- Jack Davidson
- Cast
- Emma Nelles, Jonas Trottier
- Stage Manager
- Sarah Brawn
- Producer
- Georgia Findlay, Emma Nelles, Jonas Trottier
- Dramaturg
- Jack Davidson
- Choreographer
- Jack Davidson
More about the show experience
(*) Indicates a mask-mandated performance. We encourage you to bring your own mask from home! And, if needed, masks will be available at the venue
Latecomers will only be admitted into the theatre within the first 10 minutes of the performance. Re-entry will not be permitted.
Performances
| Date | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd July | 3:15pm | |||
| 5th July | 6:30pm | |||
| 6th July | 1:00pm | |||
| 7th July | 8:00pm* | |||
| 8th July | 10:00pm | |||
| 9th July | 8:00pm | |||
| 11th July | 1:00pm | Relaxed Performance | ||
| 12th July | 6:30pm |
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Venue
3 : Soulpepper Theatre's RBC Finance Studio
50 Tank House Lane
Toronto
ON
M5A 3C4
Access
- Level of Physical Access
- Accessible
Covid-19 policy
- Masks
- Not required
Land acknowledgement
The artists of Mallowmarsh Productions wish to recognize that the land on which we work, gather, and perform is the traditional territory of many nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat Peoples, and is covered by Treaty 13. We wish to recognize the traditional caretakers and storytellers of this land, and the many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Peoples who continue to make it their home. We are privileged to be able to gather and share stories here.
In recognition of the ongoing effects of colonization, Mallowmarsh will be donating 10% of the profits from this production to Wigwamen Incorporated, Ontario's oldest and largest urban Aboriginal housing provider.
Content advice
Parental guidance advised Abrupt cues Audience participation Mature language
Audience participation details
This production features what we like to call, "gentle participation" from the audience. Prior to the performance audience members will be invited to complete simple "homework assignments" (such as filling in a blank or doing a simple drawing). Throughout the performance the audience as a whole may be polled for a response, the performers may enter the area where the audience is seated, and may invite audience members to participate in short games, or to circle a response on a form. At no point will an audience member be required to leave their seat. Audience members are encouraged to join in the fun, but are welcome to opt out of participation at any point.
Sensory description
"Milk Milk Lemonade" is a fast-paced comedy made up of multiple short scenes and sketches. It is non-narrative and instead depicts multiple characters in an array of situations within elementary school. Two actors play multiple characters; they wear "base" costumes and add accessories such as hats or hair clips to indicate a change of character. They wear red clown noses throughout most of the show.
Some sections of the show have no dialogue and are entirely movement-based, while other sections rely more heavily on dialogue.
There are sound effects, including a voice played over the speakers giving instructions and warnings to the characters on stage.
One section of the show includes multiple quick blackouts between scenes.
Some scenes involve food--including candy, icing, carrots, dry macaroni, and a raw egg--which may result in mild food smells.