After her architect father dies, a young woman sifts through his unfinished designs, discovering that he spent a decade designing a space to keep her safe from surveillance, war, and high-tech weapons. Overcome with grief, she falls into the fantastical worlds and imaginary spaces her father created. This story explores the struggle between human life and war machines and the challenge of living in the present while surrounded by the memories of those we’ve lost.

Co-produced by The Theatre Centre and Broken Shapes Collective, Broken Shapes is a collaborative project co-created by Toronto-based theatremaker Rimah Jabr and Brussels-based visual artist Dareen Abbas. This hybrid performance is constructed of visual installations, videos, and performance based on Rimah and Dareen’s research on the unintentional ways that physical space can influence our minds. Broken Shapes was developed in Residency at The Theatre Centre.

There will be an opening night reception on Thursday, Nov. 25 and an artist talkback with Rimah Jabr and performer Femke Stallaert Friday, Nov. 25. ASL interpretation will be offered on Friday, Dec. 2.

Tickets are available online, via phone or email, and at the box office. Tickets to the preview performances on Tuesday, Nov. 22 and Wednesday, Nov. 23 are $5 — the rest of the run is PWYC ($15-16).