Instantaneous Blue delves into the disarray dementia brings into the lives of families

When: 1 p.m. on Jan. 11, 15 and 22. 8 p.m. on Jan. 6, 7, 10-14, 17-21.

Where: The Waterfront Theatre, 1412 Cartwright St., Granville Island.

Tickets/info: From $15 at mitchandmurrayproductions.com.

The poster for Instantaneous Blue is arresting. As a wind blows, a tree shaped like a head loses its leaves in such a way that all that remains are brittle branches where the brain would once have been.