Heavy

May 4 to 6

  • ASL interpreted
This event has passed.
Gain 100 pounds, then lose that 100 pounds in six months.
 
Body shaming, self loathing, eating disorders, and parenting as an obese Dad are part of his fight on the journey to self love, body positivity, and becoming a superhero Dad.
 
Credits:
Written/ Performed by Taylor Olson
Directed by Sansom Marchand
 
Taylor Olson: Since finishing the Dalhousie Acting Program in 2014, Taylor has worked locally on film and stage. He is one half of Afro Viking Pictures and part of Interwoven Theatre Collective. A multiple ACTRA award nominee, select screen credits include: Pure, Mr. D (CBC), Halloween Party,  Hopeless Romantic (Northeast Films), Black Cop (Blac Op Films), Ariyah & Tristan’s Inevitable Break Up, Hustle & Heart (Afro-Viking Pictures), You Ruined Our Life!, Your Money or Your Wife (Shut Up and Deal), Haven (Syfy), Sex & Violence (Emotion Pictures). Selected theatre credits: Redfish (HTYP/ Boom Boom Pow), For the Taking (Festival Antigonish), David for Queen, Two in the Coop (HTYP), and Catherine Bank’s Bone Cage (Matchstick Theatre).
 
*NOTE: A sign language interpreter will be present during the May 6th, 4pm performance.

The Bus Stop Theatre

2203 Gottingen St.
Halifax, NS B3K 3B5