THINGS DRUGS TAUGHT ME Comes to Toronto Fringe

By: A.A. Cristi Jun. 16, 2017

Acclaimed storytellers Nisha Coleman and Jeff Gandell have had wildly contrasting drug experiences. Gandell spent his adolescence in a pot-induced haze, while Coleman's universe melts after eating a hash cupcake in high school. Gandell attends rave parties while Coleman signs up to take amphetamines for a McGill drug study. In this hilarious two-hander, they share everything they have learned (and can remember) from their substance use and abuse.

Things Drugs Taught Me pushes the boundaries of storytelling. The stories are not told in a linear fashion but weave in and out of each other while Gandell and Coleman appear briefly as characters in each other's tales. The show flirts with theatre while remaining firmly grounded in the realm of storytelling. They expertly share their experiences of mind-altering trips with all the paranoia, exhilaration and bad judgment that come with them.

Coleman's solo show Self-Exile, directed by Gandell, won the 2016 Montreal Best of Fringe Award. Gandell is also presenting his solo show, The Balding, at the 2017 Toronto Fringe Festival. The Balding was nominated for Best Comedy at the 2013 Montreal Fringe and his play Atomic City was nominated for the Segal Award in 2016.

Things Drugs Taught Me offers a refreshing new twist on traditional storytelling. This creative, talented duo is not to be missed.

Four Face Productions in association with The Toronto Fringe Festival presents

Things Drugs Taught Me

written and performed by Nisha Coleman and Jeff Gandell

directed by Thierry Leblanc

Opens JULY 5 runs to JULY 16

The Theatre Centre - BMO Incubator, 1115 Queen Street West

Performances:

July 5, 8:15pm

July 7, 10:00pm

July 8, 5:00pm

July 10, 4:00pm

July 11, 5:00pm

July 13, 2:45pm

July 15, 1:00pm

July 16, 2:15pm

Tickets:

Tickets go on sale June 8, 2017 and can be purchased online: fringetoronto.com, by phone: 416-966-1062 or in person at the box office located at the Fringe Club: Scadding Court - 707 Dundas Street West.

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