4.5 (ig)noble truths
(Zeitpunk Theatre in association with Why Not Theatre)
Written and performed by Thomas McKechnie
Directed by Michael Reinhart
Designed by Claire Hill
Produced by Kelly Read
Framed as a “performance lecture” on clinical depression, 4.5 (ig)noble truths is a deeply personal solo lecture / action / intervention that attempts to communicate the experience of clinical depression.
“dark, vulnerable and beautiful…we need more art like this” - The Theatre Reader
“McKechnie and director Michael Reinhart have found a unique way to present the story. The effect is startling…we feel the mounting pressures and the high stakes involved” -NNNN - NOW Magazine
“Director Michael Reinhart accomplished the rare feat of infusing
grand metaphorical visuals and engaging action into a solo production. 4.5 (ig)noble Truths is moving, intelligent, funny, helpful and goddamn brave; you need to see it.” A + - My Entertainment World
2016 My Entertain World Award for Best Direction (small theatre)
Presentation History
SummerWorks (Toronto, 2016)
The Theatre Centre (Toronto, 2016)
UNO Festival (Victoria, 2017)
Superior Theatre Festival (Thunder Bay, 2017)
In The Soil Festival (St. Catharines, 2018)
Workman Arts - Rendezvous With Madness (Toronto, 2018)
Pi Theatre -Pi Provocateurs Series
(Vancouver, 2019)
2348—23476/23
Diam Est