One Yellow Rabbit Presents Guilt from Canadian Treasure Diane Flacks

Get ready Calgary for this exploration of regret, disaster, and accountability from the perspective of a self-sacrificing Jewish mother who initiates a marriage explosion.

“I’m taking a risk with this play,” says Diane Flacks says about Guilt. “It’s more autobiographical than anything I’ve done to date, and it marks my return to this intimate solo show format after almost a decade. Now I’m back with a show about divorce, guilt, and love - and it’s dark, real, and funny.”

An award-winning Canadian actor, Flack writes and produces beloved television shows such as Workin’ Moms, Baroness von Sketch Show, Young Drunk Punk, Working the Engels, Listen Missy, and Kids in the Hall - for which she was nominated for an Emmy award. Diane has been hailed for her ability to mix humour and pathos in an intoxicating brew and serve it like the spicy mama she is.

Guilt was originally scheduled to premiere in Calgary earlier this year at One Yellow Rabbit’s 36th Annual High Performance Rodeo. The festival was canceled due to the pandemic and later remounted with a limited Spring Edition which saw sold out performances as audiences returned to theatre and live performances. Guilt marks Diane Flacks’ third performance with One Yellow Rabbit; first seen at the 2000 High Performance Rodeo in Random Acts and returning to the HPRodeo as one of the featured artists in the 35th anniversary digital edition of the High Performance Rodeo.

“I adore One Yellow Rabbit and I can’t believe my luck to mark my return to live theatre with this presentation,” says Flacks. “Calgary is one of the most fun, unpredictable, and exciting theatre towns on the planet, and the audiences here are sublime. This presentation marks the first time this show will be presented in front of a live audience, and I couldn’t imagine a better place to do so.”

Guilt is created and performed by Diane Flacks and directed by Alisa Palmer with sound design by Deanna H. Choi and lighting design by Leigh Ann Vardy.

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