Morro and Jasp do Puberty2010 Canadian Comedy Award Nominee for Best PlayA hilarious look back at the best period of your life! Clown sisters Morro and Jasp are at that age where the hormones are always flaring, the telephone is always ringing, and the punk rock can never be too loud. As Morro attempts to learn about feminine hygiene products, bras and fashion, all Jasp can think about is the boy of her dreams.
This hilarious show explores the trials and tribulations that we all had to go through, are going through, or are about to go through on the way to becoming a grown-up. 60 minutes of laughter, longing, tears and tampons. Production HistoryHighland Arts Theatre, Cape Breton, January 2017
FemFest, Winnipeg, September 2016 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Gilded Balloon, August 2015 Best of Fringe, Toronto Centre for the Arts, July 2015 Toronto Fringe Festival, Toronto July 2015 Undercurrents Festival, GCTC, Ottawa, February 2014 Edmonton Fringe Festival, Edmonton, August 2011 NY Clown Theatre Festival, New York City, September 2010 Theatre Passe Muraille, Toronto, March 2010 Le Nouveau Théâtre Ste. Catherine, Montreal, March 2010 Best of the Fringe, Berkeley Street Theatre, Toronto, July 2009 Toronto Fringe Festival, Toronto, July 2009 Winnipeg Fringe Festival, Winnipeg, July 2008 |
Press and Praise
"Witty and entertaining...they manage to remove any sense of taboo for the men in the audience during their performance: this is not just for mothers, daughters or female friends: it’s for sons, boyfriends, male friends and dads." ★★★★
The List
"Masters of their craft...manages to surprise and shock you" ★★★★
Broadway Baby
"Thank heavens they chose to share their consummate wondrousness with we Edinburghers...brilliantly funny stuff" ★★★★
The Mumble
"Morro and Jasp kept the audience on their toes and delivered a fantastic performance that had the audience laughing from start to finish...everyone fell in love with Morro and Jasp at first sight" ★★★★
Arts Award Voice
"A fun-filled yet unflinching, adrenaline-fuelled rollercoaster...there’s way more bang in their buck than you may be expecting"
Highly Recommended
Fringe Review
"Bold and empowering...the physical humour on stage in the extreme facial expressions, falling on the stage and other things had this reviewer bent double with laughter in her seat."
Feminist Fest
"Outstanding Production" "Outstanding Ensemble" "Outstanding Direction" - NOW Magazine 2015
Patron's Pick & Best of Fringe - Toronto Fringe 2015
"Some of the best clowns in the country...Even if you’ve seen the show before, Puberty is worth checking out again for its great laughs, great warmth and great heart. " NNNNN
NOW Magazine
"An hour with Morro and Jasp will make you weak with laughter." ★★★★★
Stage Door
"Perfectly hilarious, perfectly poignant, perfectly gross, and perfectly adorable Morro and Jasp Do Puberty is the MUST SEE Show of the 2015 Fringe Festival. These clown sisters will endear themselves deep into your hearts and stay there forever." ★★★★★
TWISI Blog
"They’re not afraid to get dirty in all senses of the word, and tap into the darker, angrier, more sensual sides of clown performance. The result is delightful and empowering, with an amazing nostalgia-inducing soundtrack." ★★★★1/2
Torontoist
"Unstoppably entertaining and endearing...These ladies are the pearl in the oyster that is Fringe."
Crew Magazine
"They are masters of the craft. They have exquisite timing, hilarious dialogue, and a stubborn streak of empathy and melancholy that makes this show more than just a good time...this show will touch your heart. When you’re not too busy laughing your guts out, that is."
Mooney on Theatre
"Brilliant, charming and poignant...pees your pants and warms your cockles."
Life With More Cowbell
"Fringe legends...Their trademark chemistry, spontaneity, audience interaction, and hilarious personae are on full display in this remount of one of their greatest hits (although who’s kidding – they’ve never put on a bad show) in which the motley duo tackle the topics of menstruation, boys, sex, and awkward slow dances."
ArtsVox
"It’s an absolute joy watching two performers at the top of their game...an exquisitely crafted theatre experience with crystal clear moments, precisely timed laughs, real talk about menstruation and its accessories, and some very well placed satirical jabs."
My Entertainment World
"Boundless energy and rapier wit....absolute pros. Their chemistry and timing are down pat, and the audience is delirious with laughter for much of the hour-long show."
The Theatre Reader
"A Hilarious Triumph of Affinity, Family & Taboo...With a blend of wit, tongue-in-cheek, sight gags, gross-out humour, and pop culture references, there is something for everyone."
Dart Critics
"Outstanding Production" "Outstanding Ensemble" - NOW Magazine 2009
"Funny and touching, it's a Fringe winner." NNNNN
NOW Magazine
“A charming, hilarious and superb piece of theatre...positively captivating” ★★★★★
VUE Weekly
"A must see for everyone." ★★★★★
Eye Weekly
"The laughs they wrest from the audience with such ripe material as this come fast and furious, never really stopping from before the lights go up until after the final curtain. This is as funny and wonderful as theatre has any right to hope to get."
The Visitorium
“It’s hard to imagine anyone not being able to relate to this honest, charming portrayal of young teen existence or not to be laughing hysterically the whole way through.”
Torontoist
“With sharply defined characters that are hilariously and heartbreakingly awkward, great physical performances, and some hysterical audience participation, Morro and Jasp brings a lot of laughs to the trying years.” ★★★★
CBC Manitoba
"Morro and Jasp do puberty like no one has done it before" ★★★★
Winnipeg Sun
“It's so well written and so well performed that I think EVERY girl and boy who is going through puberty or have passed it, should see this show...simply brilliant.”
Tapeworthy
"If you are very brave and love laughing then this will likely be as big a hit for you as it was for the audience when I saw it. And this is a big hit!"
Charlebois Post
" I thought some of us were going to fall out of our seats, we were laughing so hard."
Apt 613
"Cringetastically and hilariously true to life."
On Stage Ottawa
“Over the years, we’ve seen a lot of clown shows at the Winnipeg Fringe, but this is the best . . . There are so many funny moments.”
UMFM, Winnipeg
“This show hits a number of just the right tones to keep the audience laughing as the clowns keep the stakes very high...a fully realized and written piece of clown theatre that allowed the clowns opportunity to play but at the same time had lots of theatrical elements including a quite complicated plot.”
Adam Gerstacov, ClownLink
“Brilliantly structured. Great setups. Great audience participation. Great character arcs.”
Alex Kipp, NY Clown Theatre Festival Blog
“A well-conceived and well-executed look at puberty through the eyes of sisters with the havoc-wreaking intensity of hormone-driven teens”
Nina Levine, NY Clown Theatre Festival Blog
“A great performance, and a great show.”
Paladinian
"If you're looking for a sure thing this play by the Dora and Canadian Comedy Award winning duo Heather Marie Annis and Amy Lee is for you...Be prepared to laugh right out of your seat."
BlogTO's Top Ten Shows to See at Fringe 2015
Preview in NOW Magazine
Mooney on Theatre's Hot Tickets Preview
Click here to see the full reviews.
The List
"Masters of their craft...manages to surprise and shock you" ★★★★
Broadway Baby
"Thank heavens they chose to share their consummate wondrousness with we Edinburghers...brilliantly funny stuff" ★★★★
The Mumble
"Morro and Jasp kept the audience on their toes and delivered a fantastic performance that had the audience laughing from start to finish...everyone fell in love with Morro and Jasp at first sight" ★★★★
Arts Award Voice
"A fun-filled yet unflinching, adrenaline-fuelled rollercoaster...there’s way more bang in their buck than you may be expecting"
Highly Recommended
Fringe Review
"Bold and empowering...the physical humour on stage in the extreme facial expressions, falling on the stage and other things had this reviewer bent double with laughter in her seat."
Feminist Fest
"Outstanding Production" "Outstanding Ensemble" "Outstanding Direction" - NOW Magazine 2015
Patron's Pick & Best of Fringe - Toronto Fringe 2015
"Some of the best clowns in the country...Even if you’ve seen the show before, Puberty is worth checking out again for its great laughs, great warmth and great heart. " NNNNN
NOW Magazine
"An hour with Morro and Jasp will make you weak with laughter." ★★★★★
Stage Door
"Perfectly hilarious, perfectly poignant, perfectly gross, and perfectly adorable Morro and Jasp Do Puberty is the MUST SEE Show of the 2015 Fringe Festival. These clown sisters will endear themselves deep into your hearts and stay there forever." ★★★★★
TWISI Blog
"They’re not afraid to get dirty in all senses of the word, and tap into the darker, angrier, more sensual sides of clown performance. The result is delightful and empowering, with an amazing nostalgia-inducing soundtrack." ★★★★1/2
Torontoist
"Unstoppably entertaining and endearing...These ladies are the pearl in the oyster that is Fringe."
Crew Magazine
"They are masters of the craft. They have exquisite timing, hilarious dialogue, and a stubborn streak of empathy and melancholy that makes this show more than just a good time...this show will touch your heart. When you’re not too busy laughing your guts out, that is."
Mooney on Theatre
"Brilliant, charming and poignant...pees your pants and warms your cockles."
Life With More Cowbell
"Fringe legends...Their trademark chemistry, spontaneity, audience interaction, and hilarious personae are on full display in this remount of one of their greatest hits (although who’s kidding – they’ve never put on a bad show) in which the motley duo tackle the topics of menstruation, boys, sex, and awkward slow dances."
ArtsVox
"It’s an absolute joy watching two performers at the top of their game...an exquisitely crafted theatre experience with crystal clear moments, precisely timed laughs, real talk about menstruation and its accessories, and some very well placed satirical jabs."
My Entertainment World
"Boundless energy and rapier wit....absolute pros. Their chemistry and timing are down pat, and the audience is delirious with laughter for much of the hour-long show."
The Theatre Reader
"A Hilarious Triumph of Affinity, Family & Taboo...With a blend of wit, tongue-in-cheek, sight gags, gross-out humour, and pop culture references, there is something for everyone."
Dart Critics
"Outstanding Production" "Outstanding Ensemble" - NOW Magazine 2009
"Funny and touching, it's a Fringe winner." NNNNN
NOW Magazine
“A charming, hilarious and superb piece of theatre...positively captivating” ★★★★★
VUE Weekly
"A must see for everyone." ★★★★★
Eye Weekly
"The laughs they wrest from the audience with such ripe material as this come fast and furious, never really stopping from before the lights go up until after the final curtain. This is as funny and wonderful as theatre has any right to hope to get."
The Visitorium
“It’s hard to imagine anyone not being able to relate to this honest, charming portrayal of young teen existence or not to be laughing hysterically the whole way through.”
Torontoist
“With sharply defined characters that are hilariously and heartbreakingly awkward, great physical performances, and some hysterical audience participation, Morro and Jasp brings a lot of laughs to the trying years.” ★★★★
CBC Manitoba
"Morro and Jasp do puberty like no one has done it before" ★★★★
Winnipeg Sun
“It's so well written and so well performed that I think EVERY girl and boy who is going through puberty or have passed it, should see this show...simply brilliant.”
Tapeworthy
"If you are very brave and love laughing then this will likely be as big a hit for you as it was for the audience when I saw it. And this is a big hit!"
Charlebois Post
" I thought some of us were going to fall out of our seats, we were laughing so hard."
Apt 613
"Cringetastically and hilariously true to life."
On Stage Ottawa
“Over the years, we’ve seen a lot of clown shows at the Winnipeg Fringe, but this is the best . . . There are so many funny moments.”
UMFM, Winnipeg
“This show hits a number of just the right tones to keep the audience laughing as the clowns keep the stakes very high...a fully realized and written piece of clown theatre that allowed the clowns opportunity to play but at the same time had lots of theatrical elements including a quite complicated plot.”
Adam Gerstacov, ClownLink
“Brilliantly structured. Great setups. Great audience participation. Great character arcs.”
Alex Kipp, NY Clown Theatre Festival Blog
“A well-conceived and well-executed look at puberty through the eyes of sisters with the havoc-wreaking intensity of hormone-driven teens”
Nina Levine, NY Clown Theatre Festival Blog
“A great performance, and a great show.”
Paladinian
"If you're looking for a sure thing this play by the Dora and Canadian Comedy Award winning duo Heather Marie Annis and Amy Lee is for you...Be prepared to laugh right out of your seat."
BlogTO's Top Ten Shows to See at Fringe 2015
Preview in NOW Magazine
Mooney on Theatre's Hot Tickets Preview
Click here to see the full reviews.