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“The more you take away, the bigger I become.”
As a stifling heat wave descends upon the city, a mischievous sinkhole cracks open in the back courtyard of an apartment building and fourteen-year-old Benita is the only one who seems alarmed; her other neighbors are too busy with problems of their own. DJ has to work a second job; Mabs can’t get her laundry to dry; Pete is trying to retire; and Roo is definitely hiding something. But as the sinkhole starts expanding and making mysterious noises, it becomes a problem too large to ignore.
A magical urban fairy tale woven through the lives of intergenerational community members, Adjani Poirier’s Sinkhole (or six ways to disappear) is an evocative coming-of-age story that delves deep into the human subconscious, the fear of disappearing, and the vitality of a vibrant working-class neighborhood.
“Adjani Poirier, has an innate understanding of how to express the complexities of human emotions, allowing for remarkably relatable moments throughout the piece.”
—WestmountMag.ca
“Sinkhole offers space for truth, honesty, cooperation, queerness, questions of gentrification, racialized communities, and what it means to be a Montrealer.” —Curtains Up
Adjani Poirier is a theatre artist who lives and creates in their hometown of Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal. They are interested in creating work that explores the beauty and the ugly of the human experience, and are drawn to stories that examine ideas of home, class, queer desire and the mysteries of the subconscious. Playwriting credits include Sinkhole (or six ways to disappear), the second-place winner of the Playwrights Guild of Canada Tom Hendry Emerging Playwright Award; Scorpio Moon, nominated for Outstanding New Text at the Montreal English Theatre Awards; Celebrity Dogs, part of Boca del Lupo’s national project Plays2Perform@Home. Adjani is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada where she studied playwriting.