Citation

Johnston K. J. Can. Stud. 2005; 39(3): 123-145+178.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, University of Toronto Press)

DOI

10.3138/jcs.39.3.123

PMID

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Abstract

Developed and produced at Toronto's Workman Theatre Project (WTP) in 1993, Terry Watada's play The Tale of a Mask weaves a Japanese folktale with a contemporary tragedy inspired by a double murder and suicide in Vancouver. Since 1991, the WTP has collaborated with playwrights to develop plays that educate audiences about mental illness and destabilize representations that perpetuate stigma. The Tale of a Mask was developed as part of a WTP initiative to investigate multiculturalism, immigration, and mental illness in Canada. The eponymous mask of the title, the author argues, acts as an enigmatic symbol for mental illness read differently by different cultures.

Language: en