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Toronto theatre maker Devon Healey wants to leave you with 'a little speck of blindness'

In an interview with Q guest host Garvia Bailey, Healey discusses her new stage show, Rainbow on Mars, which is based on her journey into blindness.

Healey's new stage show, Rainbow on Mars, is based on her own journey into blindness

A smiling woman wearing over-ear headphones sits in front of a studio microphone.
Devon Healey in the Q studio in Toronto. (Vivian Rashotte/CBC)

Tired of her blindness being seen as tragedy, Toronto theatre maker Devon Healey designed an immersive stage show to take audiences into her experience. The production, Rainbow on Mars, is based on her own journey into blindness at age 21, and it features a cast of performers with varying levels of vision. Healey sits down with guest host Garvia Bailey to talk about reframing blindness as an invitation to relate to each other more intimately, and to become more comfortable with uncertainty and exploration.

WATCH | Official trailer for Rainbow on Mars: 

The full interview with Devon Healey is available on our podcast, Q with Tom Power. Listen and follow wherever you get your podcasts.


Interview with Devon Healey produced by Vanessa Greco.