{"id":114,"date":"2015-11-21T01:48:38","date_gmt":"2015-11-21T09:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brandonwicke.com\/?page_id=114"},"modified":"2016-01-10T00:36:58","modified_gmt":"2016-01-10T08:36:58","slug":"blackouts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/brandonwicke.com\/index.php\/plays\/blackouts\/","title":{"rendered":"“Blackouts”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two characters struggle against the all-encompassing powers of a malevolent author.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"cropped-Blackouts-Square.jpg\"<\/a>First performed at Mainline Theatre <\/strong><\/em>in Montreal, by Brandon Wicke, Jamie Klassen, and Megan Holt,\u00a0Blackouts\u00a0<\/em>has since gone on to be produced by\u00a0Cro Magnon Theatre\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>in London, UK, and by\u00a0Orphaned Egret Theatre\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>in Toronto, both in the summer of 2015.<\/p>\n

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Length: <\/strong>6 minutes<\/em><\/p>\n

Characters: <\/strong>Three, gender unspecified<\/em><\/p>\n

Keywords: <\/strong>Absurd, Shocking, Funny, Dark<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Two characters struggle against the all-encompassing powers of a malevolent author. First performed at Mainline Theatre in Montreal, by Brandon Wicke, Jamie Klassen, and Megan Holt,\u00a0Blackouts\u00a0has since gone on to be produced by\u00a0Cro Magnon Theatre\u00a0in London, UK, and by\u00a0Orphaned Egret Theatre\u00a0in Toronto, both in the summer of 2015.     Length: 6 minutes Characters: Three, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":72,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"spay_email":""},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P6YnH1-1Q","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":126,"url":"http:\/\/brandonwicke.com\/index.php\/gallery\/","url_meta":{"origin":114,"position":0},"title":"Gallery","date":"November 21, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Brandon has created artistic promotional material for most of his productions - here are some noteworthy examples. 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