Open Word: Readings and Ideas: Jordan Tannahill

Jordan Tannahill will be reading as part of Open Word: Readings and Ideas, a literary series hosted by Open Space in partnership with the University of Victoria. Tannahill will be reading from his book Theatre of the Unimpressed: In Search of Vital Drama and his play Sunday in Sodom. 

Tannahill will read at the University of Victoria on Monday, February 6 at 10:00 a.m. at the Engineering Computer Science Building, Room 116, and then on Monday, February 6 at 1:00 p.m. at the Harry Hickman Building, Room 105. His reading at  the Copper Owl (1900 Douglas Street) will take place on Tuesday, February 7 at 7:30 p.m. 

Jordan Tannahill is a playwright, theatre director, and filmmaker. From 2012-2016, Tannahill ran the alternative art-space Videofag in Toronto in collaboration with William Ellis. His plays and films have been presented across Canada and internationally. Tannahill received the 2014 Govenor General s Award for Drama for his book Age of Minority: Three Solo Plays, the 2014 John Hirsch Prize for directing, a Dora Award for rihannaboi95 in 2013 and for Concord Floral in 2015, and was named Globe and Mail Canadian Artist of the Year in 2014.

Praise for Jordan Tannahill s books:

Essential reading for anyone interested in the state of contemporary theatre and performance. GLOBE AND MAIL