The Work
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Publisher Description
When aspiring stage-manager Rebecca Weir falls for the married director of SenseInSound theatre company, she initiates a love triangle and working collaboration which go on for two decades. Set in Toronto at the start of the 1980s, You’ll Know Even Then explores the genesis of what its disciples call ‘The Work’. The director, Marlin, has the status of a Guru in SenseInSound, but is he pushing people’s limits or abusing his power? Is the ‘The Work’ a cutting-edge artistic practice, a road to personal healing, or a cult?
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
The setup of this entertaining novel tells you immediately that drama will unfold: Set in Toronto in the ’80s, the story revolves around the leader of an experimental theatre company who is embroiled in a love triangle with two other members of the troupe. Director Marlin Lewis’ techniques resemble those of a cult, emphasizing movement-based exercises and weird self-help vibes. Marlin’s romantic entanglements with lead actress Amanda and stage manager Rebecca only deepen his psychological grip on them. Maria Meindl—herself a movement teacher in the Feldenkrais Method—really gets to the heart of the way power can be abused. She portrays the theatre world in a borderline satirical way that’s fun and unsettling.
