Traffic Jams is a one-woman show co-written and co-directed by Alexandra Mae Jones and Taryn Dougall, starring Taryn Dougall. It was first performed at the Tarragon Extraspace during the Toronto Fringe Festival in 2017.

Resilience Theatre’s premiere production introduces the world to Thalie, a recent university drop-out who is struggling with a desperate, claustrophobic need to create. Trapped in the middle of a traffic island, Thalie is working on a magnum opus sure to solve all of her problems: an indie album. As the days melt into nights and her predicament refuses to resolve, humour mixes with the profound to create an unforgettable journey. Experience entertaining anecdotes, writer’s block, and (sometimes) questionable musicianship as she tries to find her voice while writing for a genre she knows nothing about. Along the way, we slowly discover the true heart of the story: her battle with mental illness. Just a woman and her ukulele, this piece is a look into self-expression, isolation and the spaces in between.