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Why It’s imPossible
A play about parenting in precarious times
January 21 - February 2, 2025
co-created by Sophia Fabiilli & Zoë Sweet
by Sophia Fabiilli
directed by Evalyn Parry
starring Zoë Sweet
A SweetnFab Collective production
Beth is struggling to stay afloat as a single parent, a working professional, and the 45-year-old resident of her mother’s basement. As her child explores their gender, Beth confronts her idea of what a ‘good mom’ looks like, balancing the urge to protect her child with the desire to support her kid as their authentic self. Why It’s imPossible explores the complex relationship between mother and child, life’s transitions, and parenting in precarious times.
New plays are constantly in development. As this project evolved, the play found a new title: Why It’s imPossible. This show doesn’t offer answers, but asks questions about how Beth can support her child as they grow into a full expression of themselves. Previously titled Why It’s Impossible to Raise a Girl, the creation of this play has been a four-year process which has taken place in collaboration and consultation with queer and trans individuals. We feel that the new title more clearly captures the intention of the show: to empower parents and caregivers to let go of their expectations of who their children will be and support their children as they are; to make life beyond the gender binary a place of safety and flourishing – in short, possible.
Our goal has been to engage with care in vulnerable and necessary conversations with audiences and ourselves. We hope you’ll join us at the theatre to continue the conversation.
- Sophia Fabiilli & Zoë Sweet, Producers
Original season art by Jesús Rivera Zavala
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Showtimes
Tuesday-Friday: 8pm
Saturday: 2pm & 8pm
Sunday: 2pm
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Ticket Prices
Tickets are $57 / $49 / $41 for Zones A/B/C, respectively.
Preview tickets - for the first Tuesday and Wednesday of each production - are $28.
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Calendar
Show Dates: January 21 - February 2, 2025
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Location:
Irving Greenberg Theatre Centre
1233 Wellington Street West, Ottawa, ON
Show Type
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