Matchmaker on the Roof
by Ellie Reynolds
THE PRODUCTION
Matchmaker on the Roof is a distinctly Kootenay-flavored one-woman show, telling the true tale of Ellie's outrageous, Border-Crossing love affair. Fleeing her London home, along with her family's hopes for a respectable Post-Cambridge career, she travels to BC with two desires: to sink her hands into the dirt, and to make her travel buddy fall in love with her. He doesn't. Landing in none other than the city of Nelson, Ellie's disappointed heart chakra is ripped open on the spiritual dance floor - leading her directly into the embrace of a stranger who turns out to be a 'most unusual Match'.
Singing her way through familiar melodies from Fiddler on the Roof, and guided by a wise and mischievous Matchmaker, Ellie boldly breaks away from, wrestles with, and ultimately rediscovers Tradition and celebrates her newfound Miracle of Miracles. This show will speak to anyone who has fallen in love, immigrated, left their roots behind, only to find their way back to them unexpectedly.
RATING: PG 14
GENRE: Theatre
RUN TIME: 61 - 75 minutes
VENUE: Digital
SUGGESTED TICKET PRICE: $10.00
ARTIST LOCATION: Provincial
(Optional watch party - August 19, 8:00pm, Refreshment Tent)
GENRE: Theatre
RUN TIME: 61 - 75 minutes
VENUE: Digital
SUGGESTED TICKET PRICE: $10.00
ARTIST LOCATION: Provincial
(Optional watch party - August 19, 8:00pm, Refreshment Tent)
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Originally from the UK, Ellie Reynolds studied Theatre at City and Islington College and holds a BA in English Literature from the University of Cambridge. During her Cambridge years, Ellie produced, directed and acted in over 9 productions which included a run at the Edinburgh Fringe Since immigrating to Canada in 2007, Ellie has collaborated with School District 8 and fellow performer Bessie Wapp to develop and deliver an interactive set of workshops and performances based on the Grimm’s Tale ‘The Bold Little Tailor’ She has also written, and toured two solo shows for adults based on true family stories ‘Matchmaker on the Roof’ – a true musical tale about her unusual and dramatic route to marriage and Canadian residence, and 'The Way They Came' the true tale of the birth of her third child (both shows directed by Bessie Wapp). She also tours her one woman show for young audiences 'The Babysitter and the Superstore'
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Fringe North acknowledges and gives thanks to the Anishinaabe of Bawaating for their generosity, diligence, and patience in sharing, caring for, and carrying on the original teachings of Creation, the truest intentions of the Treaties, honouring the land, the spirits, and the collective dreams of our ancestors since time immemorial.
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