TORONTO, ON — A Conversation With Myself, is a new interactive theatre experience premiering at the
Toronto Fringe Festival that invites audiences to step away from their busy, distracted, stress-filled lives and
consider what matters most. Blending performance with voluntary, anonymous audience participation, the
production makes space for reflection, connection, and shared humanity.
Created and produced by Michael Sachter, dramaturgy from Kaitlan Blanchard and directed by Damon
Bradley Jang, A Conversation with Myself is performed by four remarkable actors, Irena Huljack, Jajube
Mandiela, Kaitlin Condie, and N.L. Lee. They portray 98 characters, in multiple vignettes, drawing on 800
verbatim writings and conversations.
The original interactions were shared at an interactive art installation that started at Scotiabank CONTACT
Photography Festival and finished at Toronto City Hall Rotunda for nine days in collaboration with Hats On For
Awareness. Those private thoughts people offered, shape this performance art experience touching on pivotal
life moments, mental health, and wellness along with audience reflections that are shared during each
performance; a collective testimony to the enduring power of confessional art.
By weaving together personal stories, humour, vulnerability, and participation, A Conversation With Myself
opens meaningful reflections on wishes, wants, regrets, and goals. It makes space for dialogue about self-
awareness, resilience, and a deeper connection with ourselves and one another as audiences witness the
words of others and see many of their own thoughts and experiences given a voice.
