Nightwood Theatre presents a Bad Muse Collective production
Love You Wrong Time is a hilarious, no-holds-barred song cycle featuring two friends looking for love while contending with the fetishization of Asian women. Using music, true stories, bar games, and stand-up, Deanna H. Choi and Maddie Bautista’s inventive, interactive show serves as a battle cry in the wake of mass violence against Asian femmes, creating a space for rage, grief, tenderness, and ruthless comedy.
Conceived, Composed and Performed by Deanna H. Choi and Maddie Bautista
Directed by and Created with Erin Brubacher
Production Design by Helen Yung with Judie Plaza
Lighting Design by Kaileigh Krysztofiak
K-Pop choreography by Iris MacNada
Stage and Production Management by Kit Simmons
Technical Direction and Sound Mixing by Michael Wanless
Design Assistance from Michelle Kwan and JB Nelles
Only possible with the support of…
Nightwood Theatre
fu-GEN Asian Canadian Theatre Company
Canada Council for the Arts
Ontario Arts Council
Toronto Arts Council
ACCOLADES
Nominated for 5 2023 Dora Mavor Moore Awards (Outstanding Production, Outstanding New Play, Outstanding Sound Design and Composition, Outstanding Performance in an Ensemble, and Outstanding Costume Design)
HISTORY
Soulpepper’s Shen Development Festival - November 2017
Storefront Theatre’s Feminist Fuck It Fest - April 2018
Creators-in-Residence with fu-GEN Asian Canadian Theatre 2019
Digital Originals 2020
Workshop Presentation by Nightwood Theatre - June 2022
A Bad Muse Production presented by Nightwood Theatre - April 2023
PRESS
“Love You Wrong Time is sharp, urgent, engaging social commentary in the tradition of Margaret Cho, Ali Wong and … Kate Rigg.”
Critic’s Pick ✭✭✭✭
— Glenn Sumi, So Sumi
