“the ocean contains the switch of life. Not land, not the atmosphere. The ocean. And that switch can be turned off.”
The Theatre Centre’s Sea Sick by Alanna Mitchell is a critically acclaimed production about climate change, and the state of the global ocean, which has toured Canada and the world. Experience this powerful story in which Mitchell uses science and delicate wit to tell us about her journey to the bottom of the ocean, the demons she discovered there, and her hope for the future.
Mitchell is an award-winning Canadian journalist and author (New York Times, CBC’s Quirks & Quarks, Globe and Mail, and more) who writes about science and social trends specializing in investigative reporting. Sea Sick is inspired by her international bestseller and award-winning book of the same name.
credits
Written and performed by Alanna Mitchell
Directed by Franco Boni, with Ravi Jain
Set & Costume Designer: Shawn Kerwin
Lighting Designer: Rebecca Picherak
Sound Designer: Tim Lindsay
Stage Manager and Touring Lighting Designer: Melissa Joakim
upcoming dates
Following a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Festival,
Sea Sick is hitting the road!
➔ Belfast International Festival
➔ Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre in Winnipeg, MB (March 2022)
➔ Stanford LIVE in Stanford, CA (April-May 2022)
➔ ArtsEmerson in Boston, MA (May-June 2022)
More dates as they are announced
“What is the most important show on the Fringe? It might just be Sea Sick.”
Lynn Gardner
StageDoor
★★★★★
“a remarkable feat of storytelling and reportage”
“a remarkable feat of storytelling and reportage”
The List
★★★★
“Sea Sick is a quiet call to action...and a crucial examination of an underexposed issue.”
“Sea Sick is a quiet call to action...and a crucial examination of an underexposed issue.”
The Arts Desk
★★★★
“Can a science journalist save the world through the power of theatre?”
“Can a science journalist save the world through the power of theatre?”
The Guardian
★★★★
“a thrilling…cautionary tale”
“a thrilling…cautionary tale”
Toronto Star
Alanna Mitchell
Creator and Performer
Alanna Mitchell
Creator and Performer
Franco Boni
Director
Ravi Jain
Co-Director
Shawn Kerwin
Set & Costume Designer
Shawn Kerwin
Set & Costume Designer
Tim Lindsay
Sound Designer
Rebecca Picherak
Lighting Designer
Melissa Joakim
Stage Manager and Touring Lighting Designer
Melissa Joakim
Stage Manager and Touring Lighting Designer
Toronto // The Theatre Centre (Premiere) // March 2014
Montreal // Usine C // April 2014
Calgary // High Performance Rodeo // January 2015
Vancouver // PuSh International Performing Arts Festival // February 2015
Mumbai // Mumbai Lit Festival
Luxembourg City // Fundamental Monodrama Festival // June 2016
Darwin, Australia // Darwin Festival // August 2017