Dead Raccoon

Dead Raccoon has been a member of Linktree for 4 years and joined in September 2021. The social media accounts linked to from Dead Raccoon are: Instagram. Besides social media accounts, DeadRaccoon has populated their site with 311 DEAD ANIMAL REMOVAL (Instagram/Primary Contact), BlogTO: "Toronto bar transforms into theatrical experience about its neighbourhood", 86 ME a TO STAR *CRITIC’S PICK* “The cast are all superb... Doner's direction makes exceptional use of the tight quarters and plots the production in such a way that, by the end you feel like you've become one of the dive bar's regulars.” — Joshua Chong, “Once again, I’m in awe of Doner’s flair for well-paced, compelling drama that feels so authentic and impulsive. The performers inhabit the space with such naturalistic, chaotic awkwardness that’s never contrived or unfocused.” - Istvan Dugalin on 86 ME, INTERMISSION: “I thoroughly enjoyed the tentative, cute interplay between young restaurant inspector (Luke Kimball) and the bar’s teenage hostess (Mia Hay) who slowly warms to the “narc,” and the antics of the hard-boiled and pickled staff” - Ilana Lucas, INTERMISSION (Young Reviewers): “ This unconventional setting sees Doner’s directing prowess in full force. This is not a show that just happens to be staged in a bar, it lives in every corner of the establishment.” - Catie Thorne, NEXT NNNN for 86 Me: “In a play all about finding community and connection within the service industry, the interactive elements are not only incredibly fun but also serve the emotional core of the piece.” - Andrea Perez, FRONT MEZZ JUNKIES: “86 Me: The Restaurant Play Serves It Up Stong (…) audience members bravely call out their drink orders to cast members who never break focus, even when the order comes at an impromptu moment.”, 86 ME a BlogTO TOP 5 FRINGE PICK “The issues of corporatization and the disappearance of community-centric urban spaces are tackled with humour by acclaimed director, Jackson Doner.” - Daisy Woelfling, STREETS OF TORONTO: “Dead Raccoon develops stories traditionally deemed “non theatrical” into performances that blur the line of different artistic mediums.” - Emma Johnston-Wheeler, “Creator Jackson Doner’s story, an examination of chosen family, radiates affection (…) I found myself fully crushing on each of them. And it made me wistful for my early 20s.” - Istvan Dugalin on RETROGRADE 2023, TO STAR on RETROGRADE 2023: “The isolated bohemians discuss everything from drugs, astrology to sex (…) It’s not difficult to connect to this moving and often hilarious story.” - Joshua Chong, INTERMISSION on RETROGRADE 2023 “Playwright Jackson Doner precisely captures the mid-COVID feeling of awkwardly learning how to “human” again while desperately seeking connection.” - Ilana Lucas, A VIEW FROM THE BOX: “Not even a pandemic can stop this epic punk jam in Retrograde: The Concert Experience. Inspired by the lockdowns and tentative re-openings in 2021, Retrograde is part play, part punk rock jam sesh, and all heart.”, RANGE MAG *TOP FRINGE PICK* 2023 “RETROGRADE might be the most Torontonian adventure at this year’s Fringe. Director/writer Jackson Doner calls the performance a love letter to the Toronto music scene.”, TO GUARDIAN FRINGE LIST 2023 “A run down concert venue in Toronto becomes a sanctuary for four of Kensington Market’s weirdest young musicians. They gather for a weekly jam session that transcends into choosing a belief system by which to live.”, Read All of Our Scripts for Free.