The Fig Tree by AlvegoRoot Theatre
written by Patricia Nacamoto

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THE PRODUCTION

A fig tree and a spider meet in a garage, strike up a conversation and begin a friendship. Through their friendship the spider learns of the fig tree’s long and eventful journey to Canada, which through Brazilian/Canadian playwright Patricia Nacamoto’s imagination becomes a brilliant and playful metaphor of the immigration experience. An imaginative contemporary fable, exploring the Canadian immigration experience and what Canada’s cultural mosaic can mean. Content warning: This imagined story about a fig tree has an allegory of human trafficking, and the implication of a bunny fatm where they're butchered for dinner. 

RATING: All ages
GENRE: Theatre
RUN TIME: 31-45 minutes
VENUE: Digital
SUGGESTED TICKET PRICE: $12.00
ARTIST LOCATION: Provincial
(Optional watch party - August 17, 5:00pm, Refreshment Tent)

ABOUT THE ARTIST

AlvegoRoot Theatre is based in London Ontario. AlvegoRoot produces plays about London and the surrounding area. AlvegoRoot develops new plays based on local stories and people. With one eye to the world and another on Southwestern Ontario AlvegoRoot has created a specific style of theatre that carries on the Souwesto theatre and arts tradition.