See Magazine August 16-24,
2004
Daniel Kaszor ****
Deep Fried Curried Perogies is an intimate and endearing if
slightly unfocused portrayal of multi-ethnic life in Canada.
Michelle Todd, an Edmonton native born of Jamaican and Filipino
parents, explores what it was like growing up in Alberta and
the trials of starting her own multi-ethnic family. Todd’s
story is relatively simple – it’s just her on stage
relating her story to the audience – but this simplicity
is the reason the show works. Todd is just a person whose life
isn’t so unlike yours, and the similarities help you relate
to the differences. There is a lack of overall cohesiveness
to the piece, but that lends itself to the feeling of being
told a life story. Real life doesn’t have a straight narrative
or a thesis and neither does Deep Fried Curried Perogies; the
slight lack of focus doesn’t make the glimpse into Todd’s
life any less interesting. Well worth seeing.
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