Making It Up- Press Release

Some scripts take a lifetime to write….

WINNER! Philadelphia “Fringie” Award Winner ‘23; Best in (Virtual) Venue, Hamilton Fringe ‘22; Best Direction of a Play (Lesley Ballantyne)- Young-Howze Theatre Journal. Nominated for 4 Broadway World Awards (Philadelphia). Best Play. Best New Play. Best Performance (Norm Reynolds). Best Direction of a Play (Lesley Ballantyne).

After presenting at Fringe Festivals in Hamilton, Manchester, Vancouver, Philadelphia, Watford Wellington & Dunedin NZ, Norm Reynolds brings his crowd-pleasing narrative Making It Up (One Playwright to Another) to the digital platform at The Anywhere Festival July 19th-August 4th 2024. Streaming on demand, from anywhere in the world.

“If anyone had told me what my future would hold, I would have thought they were making it up.” Accompany Norm as he navigates appointments with destiny in the realms of academia, finance, and the theatre – including inspirational encounters with iconic playwright Edward Albee.

Directed by Dora Mavor Moore Award-winner Lesley Ballantyne, and recorded by Chicago International Film Festival Award-winning filmmaker John Bertram, Making It Up presents as a solo theatre “tour de force” (Gaydio UK) written and performed by Reynolds, filmed at the Red Sandcastle Theatre, Toronto. 

Please take 60 seconds to enjoy our trailer: https://youtu.be/naZfg7Hxp0M

Venue: Streaming online. On demand. July 19th-August 4th 2024   (Recommended 15 yrs+)

Tickets: https://anywhere.is/event/making-it-up/ $10.00

Website: normreynolds.ca IG: 1Playwright   X: @normreyn TikTok: 1Playwright

Facebook: Making It Up (One Playwright to Another) Media Contacts: Norm Reynolds & Lesley Ballantyne [email protected]