Performance History

Dixon Place (NYC), 2013

The Walking Fish, (Vancouver), 2008

Firehall Arts Center, 2008

Nocturne (an incomplete & inaccurate account of the love affiar between George Sand & Frederic Chopin)

A classic retelling of an old romance combining sex, games and piano concertos, Nocturne is the love story between Fred, an ailing musician and George, a bi-sexual writer. Neighbors in a New York apartment, George steals into Fred’s window one night to hear his music and leaves with his heart. But when Fred is unable to satisfy George’s sexual needs she creates a role-playing game in the hopes of seducing him. When the game turns sour, Fred and George must risk seeing one another for who they really are even if there are deadly consequences.

Directed by Mallory Catlett and performed by Jessica Jelliffe and Peter Blomquist, Nocturne is written by Tanya Marquardt.

Nocturne was supported by Simon Fraser University, the Firehall Arts Center, the Walking Fish Festival, NeXtFest, and Dixon Place.