A 100% True story… sort of.
For the past thirteen years Graham Isador has been in an on again/off again relationship with transgender rockstar Laura Jane Grace. The relationship is characterized by two main factors:
1. Laura Jane Grace is the lead singer, lyricist, and front woman for the punk rock band Against Me.
2. Laura Jane Grace does not know that Graham exists.
Framed as an open letter to the singer, Isador chronicles his teenage years spent in the Southern Ontario punk scene, sharing stories of Internet message boards, strip mall record stores, and concerts in basements and backrooms.
Situational Anarchy is a one-man storytelling show about the growing pains of adolescence and the inevitable heartbreak of teenage conviction.
"Rich, well-crafted and emotionally-potent.”
Jordan Bimm | Now Magazine
Creative Team
Written & Performed by Graham Isador
Direction & Dramaturgy by Tom Arthur Davis & Jivesh Parasram
Lighting & Projection Design by Laura Warren
Sound Design by Ron Kelly
Stage Managed by Heather Bellingham
Originally Produced by Pressgang & Pandemic Theatre
Produced by Graham Isador, Tom Arthur Davis, Jivesh Parasram
Production History
May 2017 • Stop, Drop & Roll • Toronto, ON
August 2016 • SummerWorks Performance Festival • Toronto, ON
"A stirring ode. Filled with rage and vulnerability."
Kelly Bedard | My Entertainment world
Supporters
This project has been made possible through the generous support of the Ontario Arts Council (through the OAC Theatre Creators' Reserve Program as recommended by Cahoots Theatre Company).
