A Good Place

03/08/22 • 22 min

Set in Toronto – considered a multicultural mosaic, a welcoming place for immigrants, and those who are searching for a better life. But can it become ‘home’ for everyone?

Jorge misses’ home and his mother, and is trying his best to make a life for himself in this new city away from Mexico. John, a man of God, just wants to help him settle into this new life, but as Jorge struggles to find meaning, good work and fights to stay clean – can John really promise him a better life here?

From award-winning playwright, Guillermo Verdecchia, A Good Place delves into the hardships of leaving home behind in the hopes of a better life.

CREDITS
Written by Guillermo Verdecchia, Directed by Matt McGeachy
Featuring: Matthew Edison, Vivien Endicott-Douglas, and Michael Scholar, Jr.
Sound Design & Composition by Debashis Sinha

Set in Toronto – considered a multicultural mosaic, a welcoming place for immigrants, and those who are searching for a better life. But can it become ‘home’ for everyone?

Previous Episode

Welcome to You Can't Get There From Here, Vol. 2!

Five brand-new audio dramas dropping March 8, 2022!
Following a highly acclaimed first season, Toronto's Factory Theatre is proud to be returning to headphones across the globe with You Can’t Get There From Here Vol. 2 - featuring five brand new audio dramas from some of Canada's most creative minds. You Can’t Get There From Here offers listeners fresh perspectives on familiar Toronto landmarks and neighbourhoods and glimpses into the micro-dramas occurring each day around us, hidden in plain sight.
In this introductory episode, Factory Artistic Director Nina Lee Aquino shares a bit of background as to how this series came to be, what you can expect from Volume 2 of the series, and what we hope you'll be able to take away from each new audio theatrical work.
For more information, please visit: https://www.factorytheatre.ca/shows/you-cant-get-there-from-here-vol-2/

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A Nightmare on Bathurst Street

You Can’t Get There From Here is returning by popular demand with its 3rd volume of audio dramas! This season will feature four commissioned audio experiences from award-winning Playwrights Monica Garrido, Catherine Hernandez, Elvira Kurt, and Aurora Stewart de Peña.
This season, audiences are in for a scary good time. The episodes will take listeners on a vivid, eerie journey through one of the five primary senses (touch, sight, hearing, smell, and taste). This season we had the pleasure to record with a live audience at Factory Theatre.
Episode 1
Haunted Hallways
by Catherine Hernandez
Directed by Aviva Armour-Ostroff
With artists Carolyn Fe and Merlin Simard
Sound Design by Lyon Smith
Not for the faint of heart, Haunted Hallways, recounts Factory Theatre’s creepy and ghostly history. Take in this freaky episode if you dare, what terrifying things just might be lurking in Factory’s dark and hidden hallways.
Episode 2
Boxes of Smells
by Mónica Garrido
Directed by Mel Hague
Featuring Sofia Rodriguez and Margarita Valderrama
Sound Design by Lyon Smith
Boxes of Smells tells a story of confusion. Sarah and her cat Michi, receive a box. Will Sarah’s nose try to lead her to the truth...or some version of it?
*Flashlights and comfort blankets are sold separately.
Episode 3
Touched
by Elvira Kurt
Directed by Mel Hague
Featuring Anna Chatterton and Vanessa Dunn
Sound Design by Lyon Smith
Touched follows two ex-lovers, one is moving on and one believes time stands still. If only life were just a little bit easier, and things could be neatly sorted and boxed up.
Episode 4
The Automated System
by Aurora Stewart de Peña
Directed by Mel Hague
Featuring Philip Akin and Sochi Fried
Sound Design by Lyon Smith
In this imaginative and eerie tale, a man is a little bit lost. Can a call agent help him make some crucial decisions?
For more information, visit this link: https://www.factorytheatre.ca/shows/you-cant-get-there-from-here-vol-3/