A Brief History of Smoking Cigarettes by Deanna Jones

A Brief History of Smoking Cigarettes follows Deanna’s personal history with cigarettes, and, quite impossibly, THE ENTIRE GLOBAL HISTORY of cigarettes, in a touching and hilarious one-woman show that uses puppets, live music, and video to convey how SPECTACULAR the play will be when it eventually gets funded by “Big Tobacco.” Sharing true stories, wide-reaching musings and playful audience interaction, this multi-dimensional show shines a light on how one of the biggest and ugliest industries changed the world and influenced Deanna’s life. Through the polarizing puff\pull of a cigarette, this play explores themes of colonization, capitalism, and the commodification of a sacred natural resource.

“While this show may contain smoke and haze, no tobacco products will be set ablaze”
Recommended for adult audiences. Minimum age recommendation: 16+

About Deanna Jones: Deanna Jones is an award-winning Niagara-born artist, writer, actor, director, and producer with a love for honest, comedic storytelling. She’s co-founder and Artistic Director of Suitcase in Point, has created and toured handfuls of shows around Canada (and the world) including her Dora-nominated Keith Richards One Woman Show. Deanna draws humour and heart from the mundanity and wonder of working-class life and thrives on collaboration, curiosity, and bringing creative sparks to life in unexpected places.