Mom’s the Word: Talkin’ Turkey

The Story

MOM’S THE WORD: TALKIN’ TURKEY An Arts Club Theatre Company Presentation Created by the Mom’s the Word Collective (Jill Daum, Alison Kelly, Robin Nichol, Barabar Pollard & Deborah Williams) ABOUT THE SHOW The moms are back in the creative kitchen and ready to turn the “season of giving” into the “season of forgiving.” Enjoy a theatrical feast flavoured with big Santa belly laughs, stuffed with dysfunction, and topped with a soupçon of sarcasm—all served on a platter of naked truth. Using their special recipe of raw humour and humanity, the moms prove that the holidays really are about family, however you define it. The Mom’s the Word Collective are members of the Playwright’s Guild of Canada. Mom’s the Word: Talkin’ Turkey was commissioned by the Arts Club Theatre Company, Vancouver, British Columbia and received its world premier at the Arts Club Theatre Company’s Granville Island Stage in October 2022.Produced by permission of the Playwright and Marquis Literary (Colin Rivers) www.MQlit.ca ABOUT THE ARTS CLUB THEATRE COMPANY Situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) nations, the Arts Club Theatre Company is the largest theatre company in Western Canada. Each year, over a quarter of a million people experience the best in professional theatre at its three venues: the Stanley BFL CANADA Stage, Lindsay Family Stage at Granville Island, and Olympic Village Stage at