Can a vacation to Mexico salvage a failing marriage? Mexico City is a satiric romance that explores tourism as voyeurism and the battle of the sexes.

Mexico City tells the story of a 1960s era couple trying to rekindle the fire in their relationship by going to Mexico on holiday. The play grapples with themes of whiteness and tourism as a form of fetishization and colonization, through the lens of a bickering husband and wife on vacation. 

Poster Design by Sean Skerry (Skerrcraft Creative)
Photography by Stoo Metz (Stoo Metz Photography)

Matchstick introduced Mexico City as the third show in their presentation of ‘Footnotes: An Evening of 3 Short Plays by Hannah Moscovitch’, running twice nightly September 22nd-26th, at The Bus Stop Theatre.

Through a Russian émigré’s struggle with Canadian culture, USSR explores the impact of the collapse of the Soviet Union on the lives of Russian women. USSR offers a complex portrait of the “Natashas” – Russian mail order brides – who trade love for the dream of first world security.

USSR is about disillusion, regret, and a woman figuring out her next move. It is about longing for a home that no longer exists, and a fury for the world that can never understand you.

Poster Design by Sean Skerry (Skerrcraft Creative)
Photography by Stoo Metz (Stoo Metz Photography)

Matchstick introduced USSR as the second show in their presentation of ‘Footnotes: An Evening of 3 Short Plays by Hannah Moscovitch’, running twice nightly September 22nd-26th, at The Bus Stop Theatre.

November 2005: America is two years into the Invasion of Iraq. The United Nations implements the Kyoto Protocol at the Montreal Climate Change Conference. Canada is months away from electing Harper as Prime Minister, following the Liberal Party’s Sponsorship Scandal. Grrrl Riots are out, Raunch Culture rules. Kanye’s “Gold Digger” is topping the charts, Michael Jackson is found not guilty, Cameron Diaz graces the cover of Cosmo in pinstripe trousers and a lingerie top, one headline reading “How to Deal With a Bitch Anytime, Anywhere.” And in the hyper-real basement office before you, 18-year old Pixie Findley is about to confront her History TA after he rejects her mid-term topic proposal. Essay is a dark farce that puts power imbalances and gender politics within Academia under the microscope.

Poster Design by Sean Skerry (Skerrcraft Creative)
Photography by Stoo Metz (Stoo Metz Photography)

Matchstick introduced Essay as the first show in their presentation of ‘Footnotes: An Evening of 3 Short Plays by Hannah Moscovitch’, running twice nightly September 22nd-26th, at The Bus Stop Theatre.

In September of 2021, Matchstick Theatre presented an evening of short plays from acclaimed playwright Hannah Moscovitch’s early years: Essay, USSR, and Mexico City.

The ‘Footnotes’ cycle was performed twice nightly at the Bus Stop Theatre from September 22nd-26th, 2021. Tickets were entirely Pay What You Can on a sliding scale, with all contributions being donated directly to The Bus Stop’s Inclusion Fund.

Production Team for Footnotes
Production Manager – Chelsea Dickie
Producer – Alex Mills
Costume Designer – Everette Fournier
Set Designer – Wes Babcock
Lighting Designer – Alison Crosby
Projection and Sound Designer – Jordan Palmer

Posters Designed by Sean Skerry (Skerrcraft Creative)
Photography by Stoo Metz (Stoo Metz Photography)