Geography: Americas > Northern America > Canada
Year: 2005
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Creative Team: Carmen Aguirre | Playwright: Carmen Aguirre Director: Katrina Dunn
Synopsis: In The Trigger, Carmen Aguirre explores the trauma of a 13-year-old girl, Carmen, raped at gunpoint in 1981 Vancouver. The fragmented narrative shifts between her youth, marked by a crush on Scott Baio, and her adult confrontation at her rapist’s parole hearing. Directed by Katrina Dunn, the play uses striking visuals, like a trapeze and painted sets, to depict resilience shaped by Carmen’s Chilean heritage, avoiding victimhood and celebrating survival.
Source: https://www.vancouverplays.com/theatre/reviews_theatre/review_trigger_2005.htm