By Liza Balkan

Developed & Produced in partnership with The Theatre Centre

This innovative piece of documentary theatre investigates the events of August 9, 2000 when Toronto resident Otto Vass died during an altercation with police officers outside of a convenience store at Lansdowne Ave and College St. Using court transcripts, interviews, and Liza's experience as a witness to the altercation, Out the Window asks the audience to scrutinize the decisions and testimony of the four officers involved and to consider the challenges of re-creating past events – both as witness, and as artist.

Direction	Chris Abraham
Performance	Liza Balkan
Lighting Design	Michelle Ramsay
Sound Design	Thomas Ryder Payne
Set & Video Design	Trevor Schwellnus

Performance Dates

The Theatre Centre
April/May 2011

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Out the Window was developed as part of the Residency Program at The Theatre Centre, and at Crow's Theatre where Liza is a Writer in Residence.

This project received seed funding through Torono Arts Council's Incubate program, which is funded jointly by the City of Toronto and Luminato, Toronto's Festival of Arts + Creativity through the Toronto Arts Foundation.