In 1998, Ren and his daughter Sara (then 11-years old) were featured on This American Life in a story called “Age of Enchantment” (the interview is also featured in Ren’s book Vermeer in Bosnia). Together they recounted a strange situation they found themselves in a few years earlier, how Ren stepped into a fantasy world that Sara had created and inadvertently threatened it. It’s a striking story of how adults often underestimate the very real world that children live in, how we don’t always listen to how they are feeling, and how very good children can be at solving problems if we let them.
Little Wonder has been supported by the Toronto Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts, Roseneath Theatre and by the Ontario Arts Council Recommender Grants for Theatre Creators program (Canadian Stage, Carousel Theatre, Fixt Point, Toronto Fringe Festival, Nightwood Theatre, Roseneath Theatre, Theatre Centre, Theatre Direct, and Young People’s Theatre).
An UnSpun Theatre Production produced in partnership with Theatre Direct.
Supported by a Harbourfront Centre Technical Residency.
Written and Adapted by Shira Leuchter
Directed by Chris Hanratty
Set and Projections by Anahita Dehbonehie
Choreography by Monica Dottor
Sound Design by Phoebe Wang
Stage Management by Laura Cournoyea
Performed by Eponine Lee, Elsa Mendoza Cowan and Richard Lee
