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Hong Kong, June 20, 2007…

Melissa Major is a talented theatre artist from Toronto who will be featured in her one-person, multi-character absurdist tragicomedy, Unicorn Horns July 16-22nd 2007 as part of the IDEA 2007 World Congress of Theatre. The play will be presented in the 435 seat Shouson Theatre.

Directed by Aleksandar Lukac, Unicorn Horns tackles questions of love in the face of absurdity and deconstructs pop culture gender stereotypes. The androgynous wannabe actor, Quiche, wakes up one day to discover that his/her husband has turned into a flat man (as in paper-thin), a tragedy that occurs after Quiche's 714th unsuccessful audition. As s/he recounts the story of their love affair and marriage, Quiche tries to convince the audience – and her/himself – that the flat man is real. Unicorn Horns , winner of the 2006 York University President's Prize for Playwriting, was originally presented at Nuit Blanche 2006.

Having directed over 80 productions, Aleksandar Lukac is an established theatre director from the former Yugoslavia. He teaches theatre at York University as well as McMaster University and George Brown college. Mr. Lukac has an MFA in Directing from York University and an MA in Drama from the University of Toronto, where he is currently completing his doctorate. His brilliant adaptations and absurdist works have frightened and inspired audiences all over the world. Some of the many past credits include: Unicorn Horns (Nuit Blanche / The Cheshire Unicorn), Family Stories: Belgrade (Harbourfront Centre), Faux Logo, Oliver! (Talk is Free Theatre), The Marriage (Talk is Free Theatre), One Butterfly (The Cheshire Unicorn) Elizabeth Bam (Revolution Produktions), Christmas at the Ivanovs (Poor Alex).

Melissa Major, has had productions across North America and has received several awards for her work, including the York University President's Prize for Playwriting in 2004 ( Art is a Cupboard ), 2006 (Unicorn Horns) and 2007 ( Kicking and Smiling ). Art is a Cupboard was also a semi-finalist for Reverie Productions' Next Generation Playwriting Contest in New York (2006) and the Hidden River Arts Playwriting Award (2006). Her only children's play Wanda T. Grimsby, Detective Extraordinaire won the 2006 Summer Shorts Festival Playwriting Competition, where the play was produced by Youth Education OnStage in Williston, North Dakota. One of her short plays, Delly's Belly was a finalist for the 2006 Emerging Artist Theatre's Fall EATfest award in New York, where it garnered a staged reading. Her short play, A Double-Edged Word , appeared in Asphalt Jungle, May 2007 in Kitchener, ON and a piece of her work will be featured in the performance series Kitsch N' Sync IV at the Lula Lounge, June 6, 2007.

Unicorn Horns
Produced by The Cheshire Unicorn
For the IDEA 2007 World Congress of Theatre
July 16-22, 2007
Shouson Theare, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Further information:
www.cheshireunicorn.com
www.idea2007.hk