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NewsWe stay busy all the time. Here you can read about some of our latest adventures.
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Fall Tour in QuebecIn September, we had our fill of delightful audiences, bagels, and poutine as we toured to the TaDa! Festival in Wakefield and the Montreal Clown Festival. Our closing show in Montreal had one of our favourite moments of all time, as a little boy dressed as a bunny joined us onstage for an ending that left everyone in tears.
Click here to read more about the Montreal Clown Festival Click here to read about our show at the TaDa! Festival in Wakefield |
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MTYP Fall TourOf Mice and Morro and Jasp was part of Manitoba Theatre for Young People's 2017/18 season. We toured to high schools across Manitoba with bunnies in tow and Steinbeck in hand, changing the world one teenager at a time.
We got terrific feedback from students and teachers alike. Here is one of our favourite teacher reviews from Vincent Massey C.I. in Winnipeg: “ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS! They loved every moment of it. Students said it was ‘one of the best things I have ever seen’, ‘Super entertaining but meaningful too’, I am amazed at how they took the novel and made it so relevant’. As an educator, I was thoroughly impressed from top to bottom. You are doing important work. Thank you for this.” |
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Morro and Jasp in StupefactionMorro and Jasp in Stupefaction premiered at Crow's Theatre in June 2017. It was our most ambitious show to date and it played to packed and enthusiastic audiences. It was produced by Kabin and U.N.I.T. Productions and employed an amazing team of 25!
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Puberty in WinnipegMorro and Jasp do Puberty was officially selected to be a part of Sarasvàti Productions' FemFest 2016 lineup. The show had packed performances and it was a delicious homecoming to the city where this show first debuted in 2008. While we were there, we talked to high school students, university students, we taught two workshops, and we talked about periods on the radio. Mission successful!
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Spring FlingsOn April 28th, we performed at Buddies in Bad Times in This n' That hosted by the amazing Mary Ellen MacLean. The event was sold out and we had buckets of fun!
On April 9th, we performed at The Comedy Bar in A Very Mark Forward Pajama Party. It was a sold out evening of hilarity and we got to play with some of the best stand ups around. You can read Exclaim's write up of the evening here! 
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Of Mice and Morro and Jasp in ViennAOn December 1, 2015, we performed Of Mice and Morro and Jasp to a sold-out audience (with a waiting list) at the international clownin Festival in Vienna. Our show was the Canadian show amongst eleven others from Japan, Brazil, Turkey, Italy, Russia, France, Austria, Argentina, Brazil and Sweden. It was a delicious and exciting adventure and we look forward to more globe-trotting adventures soon!
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Morro and Jasp in EdinburghMorro and Jasp do Puberty sold out at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and earned rave reviews.
"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 "Fresh, funny and insightful comedy, and definitely worth seeing." ★★★★ Bouquets and Brickbats Morro and Jasp do Puberty was presented by U.N.I.T. Productions in Association with Common Boots Theatre Written and performed by Heather Marie Annis and Amy Lee Direction and Dramaturgy by Byron Laviolette Clown Direction by John Turner Produced by Derrick Chua Thank you to our Tour Sponsor Katherine Rawlinson Please visit our Page of Heroes to help us recognize all of the generous donors who made this tour possible |
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Morro and Jasp: 9-5
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Gourmand AwardOur bestselling cookbook, Eat Your Heart Out with Morro and Jasp, has won a Gourmand World Cookbook Award for "Best Innovative Cookbook" in English Canada! The awards are often referred to as the "Oscars of food awards in Paris." So to that we say, merci beaucoup.
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