Theatre at UBC
Student, Faculty & Alumni Events
Are you a grad of any of our Theatre programs with an upcoming production? Please tell us about it! Contact Deb Pickman publicity.theatre@ubc.ca.
To submit your upcoming events to this online listing, please click here.
March 21-24 & 28-31, 2012
Alumni premiere new work: FRESCO
BellaLuna presents a new work:
FRESCO
A new play about Vancouver's Italian Canadians in World War II
*By Lucia Frangione, Directed by James Fagan Tait
March 21-24 and 28-31
June 10, 1940: Mussolini joins forces with Germany making Italy an enemy to Canada. In Vancouver 44 Italian Canadians are sent to internment camps without trial, and hundreds more are branded 'Enemy Aliens.'
The creators of 'Futuristi', and 'The Best Italian Variety Show - Ever!' breathe life into this little known event that helped shape the Italian Canadian landscape in Western Canada. FRESCO is written by Lucia Frangione and conceived and developed with the BellaLuna Ensemble.
FRESCO tells the story of the WWII Italian-Canadian Internment through the eyes of a present-day woman who finds herself looking into the keyhole of her past. Told through the voices of her ancestors, her family history is unfurled, painting a picture of Vancouver 's cultural landscape in the 1940's.
Featuring performances by BFA Acting alumna and Bella Luna Artistic Director Susan Bertoia with Stefano Giulianetti, Michael Rinaldi and Marco Soriano.
The Creative team includes Costumes by MFA Design alumna Carmen Alatorre and Stage Management by BFA Production alumnus Ben Cheung.
Fresco is a part of the Project "A Question of Loyalty", funded by the Canadian Government, and in association with the Italian Cultural Centre. If you have stories to share or want to participate in these events, please contact Julia Murray at museum@iccvancouver.ca
March 21-24, 2012
James Cowan Theatre at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts in Burnaby
March 28-31, 2012
Vancouver's Historic Cultch Theatre in Vancouver
Tickets and more info. at: http://www.bellaluna.ca
Photo credit: Aaron Freschi
February 18-March 10, 2012
Alumnus Andy Cohen makes Playhouse Debut!
BFA Acting (2011) alumnus Andrew Cohen performs in Catalyst Theatre's Hunchback of Notre Dame coming to the Vancouver Playhouse. Cohen is part of an ensemble of eight in the production with Jeremy Baumung , Molly Flood, Beth Graham, Ava Jane Markus, Robert Markus, Ron Pederson and Scott Walters.
Based on the famous novel by Victor Hugo, Catalyst Theatre offers a surprising new take on the timeless love story with Hunchback. From this classic tale comes a stylized musical, that is at once grotesque, dark, and whimsical.
This darkly romantic musical transports the audience to the shadowy buttresses of Notre Dame Cathedral. Swept up in a vortex of lust, fear and the desire to control a destiny that will ultimately destroy them all, the characters are consumed by love in its most potent, merciless, and obsessive form.
This fantastically re-imagined classic is presented by the award winning creative team at Catalyst Theatre, who have previously delighted audiences with their productions of Nevermore and Frankenstein. More:
Hunchback of Notre Dame
Fantastically Re-imagined Classic
Conceived by Jonathan Christenson and Bretta Gerecke
Adapted from Victor Hugo's novel
Originally commissioned by the Citadel Theatre (Edmonton)
A co-presentation from The Vancouver Playhouse and The Cultch
Photo Credit: Photos by Layla Hyde, foto source, Fort McMurray.
Tickets & more info. at: http://vancouverplayhouse.com
February 14, 16, 18
A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer
A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer will dance with your perception of life and change the way you interact with the world within the first 10 mins (promise!). It is also created by the Tony Award winning Playwright, performer, and activist Eve Ensler. It is a groundbreaking collection of monologues by world-renowned authors and playwrights including Edward Albee, Maya Angelou, Michael Cunningham, Dave Eggers, Edwidge Danticat, Carol Gilligan, Susan Miller, Sharon Olds, Patricia Bosworth, Jane Fonda and many many more.
All proceeds go towards local and international women's charities!
February 14, 16, 18
Frederic Wood Theatre
Tickets: $15 at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/223405
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/329137920459208/
February 15, 17, 18
The Vagina Monologues is a thought-provoting piece of comedy that tickles your inner sexuality and strength. The award-winning play is based on V-Day Founder/playwright Eve Ensler's interviews with more than 200 women. Through this play and the liberation of this one word, countless women throughout the world have taken control of their bodies and their lives. Translated into over 48 languages and performed in over 140 countries, including sold-out runs at both Off-Broadway's Westside Theater and on London's West End (2002 Olivier Award nomination, Best Entertainment), Vagina Monologues has been running for 13 years.
All proceeds go towards local and international women's charities!
February 15, 17, 18
Frederic Wood Theatre
Tickets: $15 at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/223400
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/242655345809541
February 8-11, 2012
UBC Players Club presents
The Drawer Boy
A play by Michael Healey
This spring the UBC Players Club presents the Vancouver amateur premiere of The Drawer Boy by Michael Healey!
Already a modern Canadian classic, The Drawer Boy is a trembling, emotion-packed piece of love that will resonate within you even after the fall of the curtain. The play is based on the true story of Miles Potter, a Toronto theatre actor who voyaged into the rural farm land of Ontario to device a collective creation piece called “The Farm Show”. The Drawer Boy was the most produced play in 2000 in the United States. Mike Mackenzie, a recent graduate of George Brown Theatre School in Toronto, now directs the Vancouver amateur premiere of this play that embodies and captures a monumental period in Canadian Theatre History.
The routine of Angus and Morgan, farmers, lifelong friends and war veterans is disturbed by the arrival of Miles, an ambitious young actor from Toronto. This uplifting play about the power of storytelling shows us that no matter how desolate, desperate or doomed a situation, there will always be a bastion of hope for us to cling. Featuring the talents of Vancouver-based actors Robert Sidley as Angus, Laurence Hollands as Morgan and Riley McIlveen as Miles. The production team includes Theatre at UBC students Nassreen Noorizadeh-Koullou (Set design), Emly Hartig (Lighting Design) with Christopher Rhys Pugh (Sound Design), and Jenna Newton (Assistant Director).
Dorothy Somerset Studio
6361 University Boulevard, Vancouver, BC
Feb 8-11 at 8pm| Feb 12 at 12noon| Tickets: club members $5/Non-members $10
Please reserve tickets at thedrawerboy@ubcplayersclub.com or call 778-870-0200
Find out more about our upcoming play readings and other activities at www.ubcplayersclub.com
February 2-5 & 9-12, 2012
Alumnus Brian Cochrane directs East of Berlin in Central Saskatoon!
East of Berlin by Hannah Moscovitch
Director Brian Cochrane
Produced by: Know Tomorrow Theatre
as a part of the Live Five series www.http://www.livefive.ca
February 2nd-5th
& February 9th -12th, 2012
“Live Five dazzles with complex drama East of Berlin” The Star Phoenix
Read more: thestarphoenix.com
As a teenager, Rudi discovered his father was a doctor at Auschwitz. He fled from his family and their history. Seven years later, he returns. As he stands outside his father’s study, he recounts how his failure to cope, his suffering and his attempts to reconcile his inherited guilt have shaped his life.
Questioning redemption, love, guilt, and the sins of the father, East of Berlin is a tour-de-force that follows Rudi’s emotional upheaval as he attempts to make amends for a frightening past that was never his own.
Starring James Aaron, Chris Hapke and Heather Morrison this tour-de-force script that has been praised all over the country is directed by recent MFA Directing grad Brian Cochrane. Set & Lighting Design is by Byron Hnatuk and our Stage Manager is Liz King.
This compelling story of a young man steeling himself for a fateful encounter with his estranged father is both gripping and surprisingly funny.” – Vancouverplays.
The Refinery Arts & Spirit Centre
609 Dufferin Avenue, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Tickets: www.livefive.ca or (306) 653-9151
Adults: $21.50 and Students $18.50
More info: http://www.livefive.ca/wordpress
January 25, 2012
Arts in the Courtyard! Free Event
Working Rehearsal for Problem Child & The End of Civilization
January 25, 2012 5-6pm
UBC's Department of Theatre and Film will offer the public a glimpse into its evolving process by previewing a free working rehearsal of its upcoming production, Problem Child & The End of Civilization, on January 25.
These two one-act plays penned by George F. Walker, set to premiere on Feb. 9 at the Chan Centre. Excerpts from the plays will be performed as an open rehearsal and then discussed by members of its cast and crew near the Stir It Up Café in Buchanan Block A at 5 pm on Jan. 25. Both plays are part of Walker's gritty Suburban Motel series, a series of six dark yet tender plays that take place in the same hotel room.
The working rehearsal on Jan. 25 will commence with an introduction by MFA Student in Directing, Chris Robson. Three actors will perform part of a scene, with particular focus on one aspect of the performance. With cues from the director, the actors will then perform the scene again, with subtle variances, giving the audience a glimpse into how the cast and crew of a production come to one unified vision of the written material.
Theatre artists work hard in rehearsal to make their performances on stage seem easy," says Directing Graduate Advisor Stephen Heatley. "This is an opportunity to see the director and actors engaging in that creative struggle to make it all look easy."
Problem Child & The End of Civilization premiere Feb. 9 at the Telus Studio
Theatre at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts.
WHEN: January 25, 2012 from 5 to 6 pm
WHERE: Near the Stir It Up Café in Buchanan Block A, UBC
NOTE: Depending on the size of the audience, the event may be moved to Buch A202. This event will have informal seating.
View designers portfolios for
the production and more at this link: http://www.theatre.ubc.ca/problem_child_and_the_end_of_civilization/index.shtml
January 8-9, 2012
Actors Needed!
Call for Actors: Brave New Play Rites 2012
Be a part of the 26th Brave New Play Rites Festival of Original Plays
March 28 April 1, 2012!
OPEN CALL: Actors of All Ages. Male and Female
(Sorry only Non-Equity, and this is a Non-Paying gig, but really fun!).
Brave New Play Rites Festival, UBC. Twelve Short Plays by Up-and-coming Young Playwrights. Tech and Production runs March 16- April 1.
Auditions: Sunday January 8 (10:00 AM-6:00 PM) and Monday January 9 (5:00 PM to 9:00 PM) in the Dorothy Somerset Studio. Please prepare two contrasting contemporary monologues of no more than 2 minutes each in length.
Sign up by going to: www.bravenew.ca and follow the link to fill out the online audition form
An incredible experience in a professional theatre environment, and unparalleled networking opportunities. Work with the writers, directors and designers of tomorrow, mentored by resident professional theatre artists on faculty. Students from Theatre at UBC and Creative Writing's acclaimed training programs write, direct and design for the festival.
If you have any questions please email: bravenewplayrites@gmail.com
We look forward to seeing you soon!
December 27-January 21, 2012
This holiday season, treat yourself to a classic - and laugh till you cry.
Blackbird Theatre presents Samuel Beckett's profound comedic masterpiece
Waiting for Godot
Previews: Dec. 27 & 28 | Opening: Dec. 29 - January 21, 2012
Vancouver East Cultural Centre
Directed by Professor Emeritus John Wright
Starring Alumnus Anthony F. Ingram with Simon Webb, William Samples, Adam Henderson.
The Creative team includes BFA Acting Alumna Kathy Duborg (Assistant Director) Adjunct Professor Jayson McLean (Production Manager)
Blackbird Theatre has turned everything it’s done so far into gold and... there’s no end in sight.”
- The Vancouver Courier"It's harrowing, it's funny, it's human: go and see it, and laugh till you cry." - Charles Spencer, Time Out (London) 2010
Brilliant? Absurd? A lot of meaningless nonsense? Blackbird Theatre presents that play - Samuel Beckett's harrowing, funny, and deeply human masterpiece. The award-winning company behind 2009's smash hit Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? brings to life a seminal work of the 20th century where nothing happens...twice. Find their blog and more at www.blackbirdtheatre.ca
DEC 27, 2011 - JAN 21, 2012
Dec 27-30, Jan 3-7, 10-14, 17-21: 8PM
Jan 1, 8, 15: 2PM
Post-show talkbacks: Jan 1 & 3
Tickets: From $16 Online: http://www.thecultch.com Phone: 604.251.1363
December 8-31, 2011
MFA Directing alumnus Chris McGregor directs
The Sound of Music
at the Richmond Gateway Theatre
Dec 8th - 31st
MFA Directing alumnus Chris McGregor directs this spirited musical which features BFA Acting alumnus Shaun Aquiline with costumes by MFA Design alumna Carmen Alatorre.
So, how do you solve a problem like Maria? Too high-spirited for convent life, the Mother Superior believes the answer is to send Maria off to work as a governess for a captain with seven children. Maria wins their hearts and melts his by pulling out the perfect song when things get rough. Experience a night full of your favourite things before we have to say “so long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, good night.”
It’s the theatrical equivalent of comfort food, you know you’re going to love it.” —Toronto Sun
Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Book by Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse
For tickets and more info: www.gatewaytheatre.com
December 7-10, 2011
Alumnus puts Portraits and Scenes of Female Creatures in the limelight
Portraits and Scenes of Female Creatures - Dec. 7 - 10
Produced by the response.
Choreographed and Directed by Amber Funk Barton
Four mysterious female creatures create a world of loss and grief at sea in this highly anticipated full-length work from the response's Amber Funk Barton. This physical journey descends to the bottom of a nautical world forcing its quartet of victims to come face to face with a reality they cannot change. Mythological tales of the sea and the female form act as inspiration for this talented Vancouver choreographer.
The dance performance was inspired by nautical mythology and features Laura Avery, Dianne Doan, Lina Fitzner, and Lisa Gelley, as well as original music by Marc Stewart and lighting by Theatre at UBC alumnus Mike Inwood.
More: www.firehallartscentre.ca
Firehall Arts Centre
280 East Cordova Street
Performances: 8 p.m. Nightly & 2p.m. Matinee Dec. 10. Tickets: $12 - $30 at Firehall Box Office at 604-689-0926 or www.firehallartscentre.ca
December 1-3, 2011
Theatre at UBC Presents - The Master Class Directing Series:
CANADIAN GOTHIC by Joanna Glass
directed by Jennette White
and
FAUST IS DEAD by Mark Ravenhill
directed by Chelsea Haberlin
DOROTHY SOMERSET STUDIO THEATRE, UBC
December 1-3, 2011
FAUST IS DEAD: A famous philosopher arrives in Los Angeles and in a round of chat show appearances; he announces the Death of Man and the End of History. When he meets up with a young man who is on the run from his father, a leading software magnate, they embark on a hedonistic voyage across America. But in the play’s bloody conclusion, they discover that not all events are virtual.
MFA directing student Chelsea Haberlin: Haberlin is Co-Artistic Director, and General Manager of ITSAZOO productions, a company she co-founded in 2004 and with whom she has many credits. She is a graduate of the University of Victoria with a degree in Theatre with a specialization in Applied Theatre and Directing. More: http://www.itsazoo.org
Featuring performances by alumni Dianne Cronmiller (BA Theatre/Psychology) Emily Griffiths (BA Honours Theatre), Meredith Hama-Brown (BFA Film Prod.) with final year BFA Acting students Megan Gilron, Mitchell Hookey, Scott Button, Alex Pangburn and Christine Bortolin. The creative team includes MFA Design students Matthew Norman (Set), Han Won Kyoon (Lighting) and Ines Ortner (Costumes) with Stage Management by Hayley Petersen. Production Manager for both Faust is Dead and Canadian Gothic is Jocelynn Mortlock.
CANADIAN GOTHIC: One thing that cannot be tamed is a wild and free spirit and Canadian Gothic is a striking portrayal of the strength of the individual will. The tale presents a retrospective look at the lives and passions of a mother and daughter who are kindred spirits – two independent women who will not be dominated by anyone. A language of poetic eloquence illuminates this tale of an ill-fated love affair and the family it destroys.
MFA Directing student Jennette White: White was director of education and the Young Neptune touring company in Halifax from January 1987 to June 2005 and is the founder of their adult pre-professional training program. Under her direction, the school expanded from offering six classes a year to 33 classes a term, with 1,400 students participating. She has many directing credits with the company and has also written and directed nine Theatre for Young Audience plays for Neptune.
Featuring performances by BFA Acting students Jon Bryden, Emma Middleton, Justin Rain and Melanie Reich. The Creative Team includes BFA Design students Collette Brown (Lights), Miriam Thom (Costumes) and BA Honors student Belle Cheung (Set) with stage management by BA student Kirsten Anthony. Production Manager for both Faust is Dead and Canadian Gothic is Jocelynn Mortlock.
CANADIAN GOTHIC and FAUST IS DEAD: December 1-3, 2011
VENUE: DOROTHY SOMERSET STUDIO, 6361 University Blvd. UBC Campus | MAP: http://bit.ly/czsV7h| CURTAIN: 7:30 p.m. | PREVIEW: Nov. 30| TICKETS: FREE! | BOX OFFICE: 604.822.2678 or theatre@interchange.ubc.ca
November 29-December 10, 2011
Theatre at UBC faculty and alumni on The Main!
TRUE WEST
by Sam Shepard
Main Street Theatre
Little Mountain Studios
195 East 26th Ave & Main Street
Nov. 29-Dec. 10, 7:30 PM
Pay-what-you-can (suggested $20)
tickets: 604-992-2313
www.mainstreettheatre.ca
Main Street Theatre, one of Vancouver’s favourite independent theatre collectives, is set to open Sam Shepherd’s True West. This award winning, darkly humourous script is an enthralling examination of brotherhood, blood connections, and the dusty emotional landscape of a dysfunctional family. Shepard's characters are locked in a deadly dual as they struggle to create a screenplay for a contemporary Western, based on a true story. Their journey into the unknown territory of the imagination turns into an excavation of their collective past.
Theatre at UBC faculty Stephen Malloy returns to Main Street to direct a stellar cast of Theatre at UBC BFA acting alumnus Ryan Beil, Josh Drebit, Daryl King and Barbara Pollard. Stage managed by Theatre at UBC BFA production alumna Stephanie Meine. Design by Stephen Malloy.
Staged at the company’s home base, Little Mountain Studios (195 E. 26th Ave.) the “super-intimate”, “film-like” style that has become Main Street’s signature, will again be at play.
TRUE WEST
by Sam Shepard
Main Street Theatre
Little Mountain Studios
195 East 26th Ave & Main Street
Nov. 29-Dec. 10, 7:30 PM
Preview: Nov. 28
Pay-what-you-can (suggested $20)
tickets: 604-992-2313
7:30 PM Start Time.
ALL PERFORMANCES ARE PAY WHAT YOU CAN!!! (suggested $20)
For reservations call: 604-992-2313
November 17-December 31, 2011
BLOOD BROTHERS
Music, book, and lyrics by Willy Russell
Arts Club Theatre Company
Granville Island Stage
Nov. 17–Dec. 31
$29-$54
604-687-1644 or www.artsclub.com
Theatre at UBC Alumni Jameson Parker, Ashley O'Connell and Meghan Gardiner appear in Blood Brothers at the Arts Club!
The musical for all time. John Mann (lead singer of Spirit of the West) will thrill you as he narrates this emotionally charged tale of twins separated at birth, written by Shirley Valentine’s Willy Russell. The brothers grow up unaware of the other’s existence and lead drastically different lives—one of privilege (Adam Charles), the other of poverty (Shane Snow)—but destiny draws them together when they fall for the same girl (Lauren Bowler), leading a mother (Terra C. MacLeod) to reveal untold truths.
Nearly three decades after winning the 1983 Olivier Award for Best New Musical, Blood Brothers continues to have a fanatical following. The show has been a massive success on tour, on Broadway, and in the West End, where it was recently extended into 2012, marking an amazing 24 years of performances and making it one of the longest- running musicals in history, further cementing its cult status.
“It’s been called the greatest musical of all time and yet Willy Russell also calls it ‘a musical that is loved by many people who hate musicals,’” says Bob Frazer, who will co-direct with Sara-Jeanne Hosie. “It deals with issues that we can all relate to: a recession, class wars, and searching for something in our lives that we feel may be missing, whether that be love, acceptance by loved ones, or a desire for a better life.”
Bill Millerd, Artistic Managing Director of the Arts Club, says of the show’s creator, “Willy Russell is a brilliant storyteller, with remarkable range. He’s responsible for such hit plays as Shirley Valentine and Educating Rita. Both stories are driven by vivid characters who are honest and funny in their struggles, and the musical Blood Brothers is no different.”
REVIEWS
“A miracle. Unmissable and unbeatable” —The Spectator
“Brings the audience cheering to its feet and roaring approval” —Daily Mirror
“Gripping, gritty and superb. It’s a must” —Evening Standard
“Necessary as well as entertaining. I was gobsmacked” —The Observer
“The greatest musical of the decade” —International Herald Tribune
Music, book, and lyrics by Willy Russell. Starring Adam Charles, Terra C. MacLeod, John Mann, Shane Snow, with Lucas Blaney, Lauren Bowler, Briana Buckmaster, Meghan Gardiner, Becky Hachey, Warren Kimmel, Ashley O’Connell, Jameson Parker. Directors Bob Frazer and Sara-Jeanne Hosie. Musical Director Sasha Niechoda. Set Designer Ted Roberts. Lighting Designer Marsha Sibthorpe. Costume Designer Naomi Sider. Sound Designer Andrew Tugwell. Stage Manager Angela Beaulieu. Assistant Stage Manager Ronaye Haynes.
An Arts Club Theatre Company production: Willy Russell’s musical Blood Brothers at the Granville Island Stage (1585 Johnston St.) from Nov. 17 to Dec. 31, 2011 (MEDIA OPENING: Nov. 23).
Monday to Saturday at 8 PM, and Wednesday & Saturday at 2 PM. Tickets are $29 to $54, inclusive of taxes and fees. Call the Arts Club Box Office at 604.687.1644 or visit artsclub.com.
November 10-December 31, 2011
Chemainus Theatre Festival presents "Countryside Christmas" with alumni Apprentice Stage Manager Breanne Jackson and Lighting Designer Connor Moore.November 10-Dec 31.
See more at: chemainustheatrefestival.ca/season_country.html
November 5-February 6, 2012
(First Sunday of every month only)
Alumnus Tom Jones in The Life Game
THE LIFE GAME
by Keith Johnstone
Studio 1398
Top Floor, 1398 Cartwright Street
Festival House, Granville Island
First Sunday of every month 8:00pm.
The Life Game is a show that reminds us all, however ordinary, that we all have an extraordinary life story to tell. Each night a different guest is interviewed on stage about their life.The show takes the bare bones of a guest's life story, and then transforms that information, then and there, into a magical piece of improvised theatre. Everyone has a story to tell. And in The Life Game those stories can be told.
Featuring The Life Game Ensemble: Alumnus Thomas Jones with Brian Anderson, Jeff Gladstone, Ryan Gladstone, Denise Jones, David Milchard, Veena Sood, Lori Triolo and Tallulah Winkelman.
Join us after the show for an informal reception with our guest, the cast, and members of Granville Island Cultural Society. Have a drink and chat with us in this re-imagined rehearsal/performance venue.
Get your tickets today! www.ticketstonight.ca
$17.50 in advance, $20.00 at the door
Students note: If you have a student group of 5 or more please email lifegameco@gmail.com or phone 778-988-7728 to make reservations and get tickets for only $5 each. That's a 75% discount!!
www.thelifegamevancouver.com
www.giculturalsociety.org
November 4-19, 2011
Alumna stars in Snowman
Rumble Productions Presents
SNOWMAN
by Greg MacArthur
November 4-19
at the Revue Stage
“Pick a direction and let’s go.”
One dead body and your whole life can change. Rumble Productions is proud to present Greg MacArthur’s Snowman. Denver and Marjorie are drifters who have found a routine: find a town, find an apartment, get jobs, walk around, make friends, and stay for a month or a year before packing up and moving on. Over ten years they’ve made their way up to a small Canadian town on the edge of the glacial shield where they meet and befriend Jude, a young gay man who was abandoned by his parents and has an affinity for German porn. When Jude finds a prehistoric body frozen in the glacier, everyone’s lives begin to shift and thaw in unexpected ways.
Rave Reviews
Like a poem by Robert Service high on cocaine.”
- Jo Ledingham, Vancouver Courier“…aching poetry, wild humour and incredible originality.”
– Colin Thomas, The Georgia Straight
The creative team for Snowman are taking a new approach. Rehearsals are being held in Stanley Park, surrounding the team with as much wilderness as Vancouver can muster in an attempt to imitate the isolation of the small town featured in the story. New approaches guide the design concepts as well: sound designer Robert Perrault will be creating a fully integrated, live sound design, playing and underscoring the whole show live on stage using three guitars and various effects pedals.
Snowman will feature the award-winning ensemble of Derek Metz (The Patron Saint of Stanley Park), Anna Cummer (The Miracle Worker),Theatre at UBC BFA Acting alumna Kathleen Duborg (A Lie of the Mind), and Charlie Gallant (The Merchant of Venice). Direction by Craig Hall. Assistant direction by Kirsten Slenning. Lighting design by Theatre at UBC Adjunct Professor John Webber. Music and sound design by Robert Perrault. Set design by Yvan Morissette. Stage management by Jaimie Tait.
Playing November 4-19 at the Revue Stage. Performances Tues-Sun at 8pm and Sat at 2pm. Previews November 4th at 8pm and 5th at 2pm. Tickets start at $15, available through
November 2-19, 2011
Alumna Sasa Brown in Firehall's Season opener: VIMY
VIMY by Vern Thiessen
Written by Governor Genera's Award-winning playwright Vern Thiessen
November 2 to 19, 2011
Previews October 28-30 and November 1, 2011
There have been few moments in history that have defined Canada as significantly as the Battle of Vimy Ridge during the First World War. This year, the Firehall Arts Centre is kicking off their 2011-12 Season with a production that tells the story of five soldiers and a nurse soon after that epic conflict.
Directed by Donna Spencer and starring Theatre at UBC BFA Acting alumna Sasa Brown with Ryan Cunningham, Mack Gordon, Daryl King, Sebastian Kroon and Sean Harris Oliver, this two act production will feature talkbacks after the performances on November 3, 10 and 17.
The design team for VIMY includes another alumnus Craig Alfredson who will provide the lighting design.
November is a month of Remembrance, of reminding ourselves of the sacrifices fought by our grandparents, great-grandparents and beyond for the lives we have today, and our desires for peace tomorrow. Enjoy this powerful production at the Firehall Arts Centre. Thursday night shows are always followed by a talkback with the cast.
Firehall Arts Centre, 280 E. Cordova St. Vancouver, BC
Tickets or more information call the Box Office at 604-689-0926 or book
online http://www.firehallartscentre.ca.
*Student Group rates (10 or more tickets, purchased in advance):$16 per
ticket
October 29, 2011
Students launch Korean Theatre Club with Loveology
Loveology
An original play by Fourth Wall Production
One night only! October 29th, 7:30 pm
Dorothy Somerset Studio Theatre, UBC – Vancouver
Tickets: $10 at the door
Fourth Wall Production is a non-profit collection of UBC students who have dedicated their time to the vision of establishing a Korean theatre group on campus.
Our goal is to showcase the talents of the Korean community in Vancouver by presenting improvisational shows in an attempt to change the stereotypes of theatre.
Loveology is a play created by the members of Fourth Wall Production who have shared their personal experiences of love. We chose the theme of love because love is something that people are continuously trying to define. Loveology touches on many different facets of how we perceive love - and questions its very existence. The production features live musical accompaniment which acts as a catalyst to heighten the audiences perception of the piece and which will also showcase the many talents of Korean students at UBC. Loveology is a play which audiences can experience as more than ‘just a story’.
Our company is comprised of students from throughout UBC: Directed by Jae Ha Jang / 4th year student Theatre, HyungJoon Kim/ Faculty of Arts, Stephanie Choi/ General science, Charisa BoRa Choi/ 2nd year in EOSC, Junhwan Yoo/ Microbiology and Immunology 4th year, Wonman Stephen Kim/ 4th year/ Major in International relations and Minor in Asian Studies, Hyejeong Ashley Heo / Arts, Seung Jin Park / Faculty of Arts, Seung Ho Lee / Faculty of Arts , Jessica Jiin Lee / Faculty of Arts, Yulia Heehyun Kim / Faculty of Arts, Jeeyoon kim / Faculty of Arts, Gabriella Yeon Wook Jeong / Faculty of Arts, Jeongwoo Kim/ Faculty of Engineering (Applied Science), Christina Haein Lee / General Science, Hyae-Young Yoon / Faculty of Arts, Jessica Yoonjee Lee / Music, Min Je Woo/ Faculty of Science/Cell Biology and Genetics and Soo Jeong Yoo/ General Science.
This performance of Loveology at UBC is a preview for our run at New Westminster’s historic and newly renovated Columbia Theatre (formerly The Burr Theatre) http://columbiatheatre.ca
“Like” Fourth Wall Production on Face Book to find out more! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fourth-WALL-Production
October 27-November 5, 2011
Alumni bring Vancouver premiere to the Cultch
Fifty Words
Oct 27 - Nov 5
By Michael Weller, Director John Murphy
Final week - the Vancouver Premiere of Michael Weller's "Fifty Words" at The Cultch! Featuring UBC alumni John Murphy (director) and Aaron Craven (cast) with Kirsten Robek. Tickets at www.thecultch.com or 604 251 1363. October 27th - November 5th.
Weller's brilliant two character play, set over the course of one night, peers into a marriage and dissects it with a razor sharp scalpel. Alternately funny and frightening, "Fifty Words" is an expansive look at modern marriage, as seen through the looking glass of one couple's long night's journey into day.
For tickets call The Cultch box office 604.251.1363
Purchase online at http://tickets.thecultch.com
October 26-29, 2011
From award-winning screenwriter and playwright Neil LaBute comes an exploration of what evil looks like in its, seemingly, least likely forms. "BASH" is a collection of three short plays that feature normal, everyday people - and exposes the darkness that lies beneath. In "Iphigenia in Orem", a businessman on the brink of losing his job does whatever it takes to quell his fear of the un...known. "A Gaggle of Saints" features a college-aged mormon couple describing a party in New York City, and in "Medea Redux", a young woman faces a deep betrayal. Directed by recent Sydney J. Risk award-winner Patrick New.
For LaBute, the doing of witches, vampires and sundry satanic forces can't hold a candle to the monstrosities committed by regular mall-going, cable-tv watching white folks."
-Variety
Featuring BFA Acting Candidates Scott Button and Melanie Reich, Meaghan Chenosky (BFA Acting Alumna) and Jason Diablo.
Director | Patrick New (MFA Directing Candidate and recent Sydney J. Risk award-winner)
Set/Lighting Designer | Jonathan Tsang (MFA Design Candidate)
Costume Designer | Steffi Lai (BFA Design Student)
Stage Manager | Ashley Noyes (BFA Production Student)
four nights only:
Wednesday, October 26 - Saturday, October 29
little mountain studios at 7:30 PM
all tickets $10 | e-mail to reserve: twoplankproductions@gmail. com
October 25-30, 2011
Department Head hits the boards:
Reality Curve Theatre presents
Asymmetry by Rick Robinson
Tuesday, October 25 - Sunday, October 30, 2011
Havana Theatre, 1212 Commercial Drive
Tickets: http://ticketstonight.ca
Asymetry chronicles the halting first steps of three fledgling relationships, as six damaged people fumble for intimacy and balance. Each of these broken relationships comes to a head in one night, in the same physical space, each couple unaware of the others even as their stories intertwine.
Starring UBC Department of Theatre and Film Head Jerry Wasserman with Jessica Charbonneau, Leah Gibson, Cara McDowell, Paul Piaskowski and William C. Vaughan. Stuart Aikins directs. More: http://www.realitycurve.com
"...Robinson creates a perfectly balanced play about the imbalance that seems so painfully inherent in every relationship."‹Backstage West
Sexual Content and language not suitable for young audiences
October 24-27, 2011
INVITATION TO OPEN UBC EVENTS - October 24 - 27, 2011. The full program is listed at: http://scholcomm.ubc.ca/openubc
UBC is once again participating in the International Open Access Week event, where the research and academic community worldwide come together to share and learn about open access and other connected global open scholarship initiatives locally and worldwide. UBC’s own event – Open UBC – showcases four days of topical forums, lectures and workshops about open scholarship by invited Guest Lecturers and UBC’s own community of faculty, students & staff.
Highlights include:
- Opening Up Education – Creative Alternatives to Access Copyright – keynote - Paul Stacey, Director, Communications, Stakeholder & Academic Relations at BCcampus
- A Course on Reproducible Research in Computational and Data Science: What should it be? Dr. Ian Mitchell & Dr. Dhavide Arulia
- Transitioning a journal to an open access business model: a Canadian perspective - Lesley Andres, Professor, Department of Educational Studies, University of British Columbia and Editor of Canadian Journal of Higher Education
- Open Access – What problems are we trying to fix? – keynote from - Dr. David Rosenthal, Chief Scientist, LOCKSS
- OpenMedia and its Push for Internet Openness – What Canadian Citizens Should Know. – keynote - Reilly Yeo, Managing Director, OpenMedia.ca
- Publishers from Public Library of Science & Springer Publishing will talk about their Open Access Business models –
- Opening Up Worldwide Access to key BC Historical Documents: Chinese Canadian Stories, BC Historical Newspapers and more
- UBC Faculty will share and exchange their innovative approaches to the dissemination of their research in a showcase and exchange of ideas event. – Dr. Anne-Marie Nicols, Dr. Paul Evans, Dr. Rosie Redfield, Dr. Erin Michalak, Dr. Harry Brumer, Dr. Wyeth W. Wasserman and Dimas Yusuf
All of these events are FREE and open to the public, students, faculty, staff and schools. No registration necessary.
Location: All events in Lillooet (301) Room in the Chapman Learning Commons, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, 1961 East Mall, UBC Vancouver Campus unless indicated otherwise.
All of these events are FREE and open to the public, students, faculty, staff and schools. For more information about the event contact: ubc-oaweek@interchange.ubc.ca
October 22, 2011
THANE OF MY EXISTENCE:
This is my story, what’s yours?
An original play written and performed by Thane Malabar
Dramaturge Chris McGregor
One night only! Saturday, October 22nd, 7:30 pm
Dorothy Somerset Studio Theatre, 6361 University Boulevard, UBC – Vancouver
Map: http://bit.ly/o8K340
Tickets: By donation - all proceeds to The Kensaku Asauno Memorial Award
“I trust that this journey will continue to bring me closer to understanding the wonder I felt during that amazing moment...back when I was five.” - Thane Malabar
Written and Performed by Thane Malabar, Thane of My Existence is the narrative of the authors’ rich life as well as a model for the discovery of one's true self through storytelling. This is Thane’s story – what’s yours? Thane Malabar is the author of “The Emergence of Consciousness: A new framework for self-knowledge”. More at http://Storymyne.com
Dramaturgy by Theatre at UBC MFA Directing alumnus Chris McGregor | Lighting and Projection Design by Theatre at UBC BFA Design student Wladimiro Woyno| Sound Design by Theatre Honours Alumna Emily Griffiths.
This project is sponsored by: The Department of Theatre and Film at the University of British Columbia.
October 20, 2011
Lunch Time Theatre Talks: Out of India
Theatre Professor Bob Eberle talks about his visit to India's National School of Drama in Delhi last year.
Thursday, Oct. 20, 12 noon,
Frederic Wood Theatre (Offices & Classrooms, Room 112 Map: http://bit.ly/r0HOtC
"The National School of Drama, located in Delhi, is one of the foremost theatre training institutions in the world and the only one of its kind in India. Training in the School is highly intensive and based on a thorough, comprehensive, carefully planned syllabus that covers every aspect of theatre and in which theory is related to practice. The NSD operates a wide variety of other exciting and innovative programs." More: http://nsd.gov.in
Presented by
UBC DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE AND FILM
BRING YOUR LUNCH!
October 17-22, 2011
Alumni duo stages Woody Guthrie story
Woody Sed
Directed by BFA Acting alumnus John Murphy
Oct 17 – 22, 2011
“Woody Sed is pure magnificence… Jones’ performance is absolutely unforgettable.” 5 Stars – Star Phoenix
Written by and starring BFA Acting alumnus Tomas Jones – Woody Sed: A new play about the life and times of Woody Guthrie and the songs he sang about them.
Woody said: “All you can write is what you see.” Well, Woody Guthrie saw it and wrote about it all – from the dust bowl of Oklahoma to the orange groves of California, to the towers of New York City and back again; from Union rallies and the Merchant Marine, to Hobo Jungles and Hollywood.
Both a biography of a seminal American musician and an epic drama of Greek proportions, Woody Sed charts Guthrie’s rise to fame and his struggle to escape a harsh fate that feels all but inevitable.
“... a powerful piece delivered by a powerhouse talent. ‘A’.” - Uptown Magazine
Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=160154300740496
Vancouver East Cultural Centre: Cultch Lab
Oct 17 – 22 @ 8pm, 22nd @ 2pm Tickets $18/$15; 2 for 1 preview Oct. 17 Call 604 251 1363 Or tickets.thecultch.com
October 5-13, 2011
Alumni & Faculty now playing at the VIFF
Theatre and Film at UBC in the Vancouver international Film Festival
Details on shows and showtimes at: http://filmguide.viff.org
Sisters & Brothers
UBC Film Production alumna Emily Alden is the producer of Carl Bessai's “Sisters &B rothers.” The film is Bessai's third in his trilogy of family-themed comic dramas, following on the success of last year's Fathers & Sons and his 2008 film Mothers & Daughters. Like the other films in this series, the storylines in Sisters & Brothers are a collective creation of Bessai and cast members who include Theatre at UBC BFA Acting alumna Camille Sullivan as well as fellow alumni and Associate Professor Tom Scholte who appear in all three films. The all Canadian ensemble cast includes "Glee" star Cory Monteith and Benjamin Ratner. [Oct. 5 & 11] Note: Camille Sullivan & Tom Scholte speak about the collaborative process behind this film Friday Oct. 7th at the Dorothy Somerset Studio, UBC 12 noon to 1pm.
Everything and Everyone
Written by MFA Creative Writing alumna Tracy D. Smith, this sensitively written film features a performance by Department of Theatre and Film Head Jerry Wasserman - in his first on camera love scene no less. Among the cast is Canadian Theatre icon Gabrielle Rose who portrays a woman feeling the early effects of dementia, with Wasserman as her husband and actor Ryan Robbins as their son, a struggling actor. [Oct. 12 & 13]
The Coconut
The Coconut is directed by UBC Film Production alumna Nimisha Mukerji who is a Gemini nominated producer/director. Mukerji’s debut feature was the critically acclaimed documentary 65_RedRoses (produced by Force Four Entertainment), which was officially selected as one of the first acquisitions for Oprah Winfrey’s Documentary Club 2011. Her VIFF entry The Coconut, takes an unflinching look into the life of a struggling artist who repeatedly goes against the wishes of her family in order to carve out a career for herself in the music industry. The film is the winner of the 2010 Super Channel Feature Documentary Award and the 2009 Omni Channel Diversity Award. [Oct. 5 & 11]
October 7, 2011
Q&A with BFA Acting Alumna Camille Sullivan
Dorothy Somerset Studio Theatre: Friday Oct. 7, 12 noon to 1pm - Bring Your Lunch!
Theatre at UBC Alumna Camille Sullivan has an extremely successful career in film and television since graduating from the BFA Acting program in the 1990’s. Currently she co-stars along with (Theatre at UBC Associate Professor) Tom Scholte in Carl Bessai's "Sisters & Brothers" which is now playing at the Vancouver International Film Festival. The all-Canadian ensemble cast includes "Glee" star Cory Monteith, Benjamin Ratner, Canadian theatre icon Gabrielle Rose and popular Vancouver actor Jay Brazeau . [Final showing Oct. 11]
Camille will join Tom Scholte in the Dorothy Somerset on October 7th at lunchtime to talk about the process of working on Sister’s & Brothers, which is described as a “collective creation of the director and cast members” and to answer questions about beginning a professional career after graduation.
DOROTHY SOMERSET STUDIO THEATRE: Friday Oct. 7, 12 noon to 1pm - Bring Your Lunch!
6361 University Blvd.
Map: http://bit.ly/o8K340
* Free event
October 3, 2011
Calling all Alumni!
You’re invited to the second annual UBC Alumni and Friends Night in the Department of Theatre and Film! Join us for a special reception and performance of Sally Clark’s The Trial of Judith K. at the Frederic Wood Theatre, on Monday, October 3, 7:30 PM.
For a special rate of $10.00 per ticket, alumni and friends can enjoy a pre-show reception and post-show Q & A with the playwright, actors and director. If you can't attend the reception, show-only tickets are available for $5.00. All proceeds will benefit student scholarships and awards in the Department of Theatre and Film.
RSVP here: http://www.alumni.ubc.ca
This event is presented by UBC Alumni Affairs, the Department of Theatre and Film and UBC Faculty of Arts.
September 29, 2011
UBC DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE AND FILM
CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS and
PLAYWRIGHTS GUILD OF CANADA
present
A Reading by
Canadian Playwright and Novelist
SALLY CLARK
Award-winning author of The Trial of Judith K., Moo, Life Without Instruction and a new novel, Waiting for the Revolution.
More at http://sallyclark.ca/
THURSDAY, SEPT. 29, 12 NOON
DOROTHY SOMERSET STUDIO THEATRE
6361 University Blvd.
Map: http://bit.ly/o8K340
BRING YOUR LUNCH!
September 22-October 22, 2011
Alumna Directs at Arts Club
Circle Mirror Transformation - Canadian Premiere
By Annie Baker
Directed by Nicola Cavendish
Sept. 22-Oct. 22
A comedy of secrets
September 22 – October 22, 2011
Granville Island Stage
This show is directed by our own multitalented Theatre at UBC alumna Nicola Cavendish, who most recently entertained Vancouver from the stage in Mrs. Dexter and Her Daily, Glorious, and Up Island. Cavendish also directed Theatre at UBC's acclaimed production of The Laramie Project.
About the play: When Marty gathers four locals for the first ever drama class in a small Vermont town, she has no idea how an injection of hula-hooping and wacky acting games will come to change their lives—including, most unexpectedly, her own.
Written by 29-year-old American playwright Annie Baker, a rising star in the theatre world, Circle Mirror Transformation premiered in October 2009 to critical acclaim, winning the 2010 Obie Award for Best New American Play (her play Aliens, which premiered in April 2010, shared the honour). Baker’s debut work, Body Awareness, had premiered Off-Broadway only the year before, garnering nominations for both Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards.
Directing Circle Mirror Transformation is Nicola Cavendish, one of Vancouver’s most popular performers, will bring her unique touch to the funny and poignant proceedings.
Bill Millerd, Arts Club’s Artistic Managing Director says, “Nicola Cavendish, because of her many years as one of Canada’s most inspired and empathetic performers, was the first person I thought of to direct the Canadian premiere of a piece that centres on the connections between individuals.”
Arts Club Theatre Company
Granville Island Stage
Sept. 22-Oct. 22
$29-$49
604-687-1644 or www.artsclub.com
September 22, 2011
OLIO! Congrats to Theatre at UBC alumni Daniel Deorksen (BFA Acting) and Joanna Garfinkel (MFA directing) who star in Rob Leickner's film Everything Louder Than Everything Else at the Olio festival. Don't miss this Vancouver premiere September 22, 9pm at Cineworks.
Rob Leickner's first narrative film is a witty and frank account of a woman's personal and professional challenges running an indie-rock recording studio. Also featuring music and acting performances by Steve McBean (Black Mountain, Pink Mountaintops) and Ryan Beattie (Frog Eyes), Everything Louder Than Everything Else is a long overdue visual companion to the burgeoning Canadian indie-music scene. The film has already earned "Official Selection" award at the whistler Film Festival. More:http://louderthaneverything.com
September 21-October 1, 2011
Student & Alumni stage True Love Lies
TRUE LOVE LIES
by Brad Fraser
A Touchstone Theatre Production
Presented by The Cultch
This semester we're very pleased to welcome new MA student Katrina Dunn. While studying with us she'll be maintaining her position as Touchstone Theatre's Artistic Director, a role she's held since 1997. This September Dunn directs what is sure to be one of the must see shows of the fall theatre season - the Vancouver premiere of Brad Fraser's True Love Lies. Also working on the production are alumna Marijka Brusse who provides the Stage Management assisted by ASM alumna Stacy Sherlock.
Brad Fraser's Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love were a huge hit for Touchstone in the early nineties, and True Love Lies meets up with two of its characters Kane and David twenty years later. Kane is now straight, married and living in mortgaged suburbia with two kids. David's reappearance outs dad to his kids and forces the question, does true love ever die? With the crackle of lightning fast one-liners, acidic exchanges and wickedly witty characters, this hilarious new play shatters our illusions about the "perfect" Canadian family.
More: http://www.touchstonetheatre.com/productions/true-love-lies
"An extremely funny tale of secrets and lies . . . graphic, fast-moving,
compelling." Manchester Evening News
September 21st October 1st 2011
Vancouver East Cultural Centre
The Cultch Historic Theatre
Box Office
Phone 604-251-1363 Online http://www.thecultch.com
September 16, 2011
Your invitation: Students, Faculty & Staff of the
UBC Department of Theatre & Film
UBC Department of Theatre & Film’s
Welcome Back BBQ Shin Dig!
WHEN: Friday September 16th, 3pm - 5pm, 2011
WHY: Come join our Department Head Jerry Wasserman in the scene shop for an official "Welcome”– or – “Welcome Back!" We'll have vegetarian & beef burgers on the grill, salads and sweets.
WHERE: The Scene Shop – in the rear of the Frederic Wood Theatre
Map: http://www.maps.ubc.ca/PROD/index_detail.php?locat1=376-1
1. A festive party, often with dancing. Also called shindy. 3. A musical variety TV show (1964 – 1966) featuring the biggest acts in rock-n-roll | Synonyms: affair, bash, binge, blast, blowout, do, event, fete (or fête), function, get-together, reception, party | Rhymes with Shin Dig: bagwig, bigwig, bushpig, cat rig, Danzig, earwig, fright wig, Gehrig, hedgepig, Leipzig, lime-twig, pfennig, renege, Schleswig, square rig, unrig, zaftig
September 15-October 9, 2011
Alumni premiere Broadway hit!
The Light in the Piazza
Book by Craig Lucas, Music & Lyrics by Adam Guettel
The Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre
Sept. 15 - Oct. 9, 2011
The Light in the Piazza takes place in Italy in the summer of 1953. Margaret Johnson (BFA Acting alumna Katey Wright), the wife of an American businessman (Timothy E. Brummund), is touring the Tuscan countryside with her daughter, Clara (Samantha Hill). While sightseeing, Clara - a beautiful, surprisingly childish young woman - loses her hat in a sudden gust. As if guided by an unseen hand, the hat lands at the feet of Fabrizio Naccarelli (Adrian Marchuk), a handsome Florentine, who returns it to Clara. This brief episode, charged with coincidence and fate, sparks an immediate and intense romance between Clara and Fabrizio.
The most intensely romantic score of any musical since West Side Story!”
The New York Times
A work of such consummate beauty, truth, energy and accomplishment that you leave the theater filled with joy and revived by hope for the future.”
The New York Observer
Aluna Katey Wright and Peter Jorgensen are the founders and Artistic Producers of Patrick Street Productions. The Light in the Piazza features the talents of more Theatre at UBC alumni: David Adams, Heather Pawsey, Alan Brodie [Lighting] and ASM Breanne Jackson, as well as Sean Bayntun [UBC School of Music] and Janna Sailor [UBC School of Music].
The Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre
Sept. 15 - Oct. 9, 2011
950 West 41st Ave. (at Oak)
Tickets: http://www.ticketstonight.ca
September 8-18, 2011
Theatre at UBC is Fringe-tastic!!
We have a bumper crop of students and alumni - many with original work - in this year’s Vancouver International Fringe Festival.
These are shows busting with talent, invention and pure wonder – check ‘em out! Ticket info & show times at: http://www.vancouverfringe.com
Short and Sweet: Small Plays for Big Ideas
September 9 - 18 | Venue: Photo Haus Gallery, 14 W 7th Ave
In honour of Amnesty International Vancouver 's 50th Anniversary a huge gang of our Theatre at UBC alumni under the banner ACTivist Theatre Collective have teamed up with Amnesty. They jointly present Short and Sweet: Small Plays for Big Ideas at the Vancouver International Fringe Festival 2011. Expect socially engaged theatre, live music, fresh art, and sweet justice (along with a cocktail bar and a host of treats). In Possible Lives by alumna Zoe Green & Jordan Hall a photojournalist struggles to capture the stories of women affected by Nicaragua's abortion laws. And The Apartment by Trina Davies and Leave of Absence by Lucia Frangione are two scripts selected from over 100 submissions to the collective’s contest. The production features the talents of recent graduates including Amanda Konkin, Brian Cochrane, Zoe Green, Emily Griffiths, Jessica Anne Nelson, Andrew Lynch, Jordan Hall, Jui Kang, and Steffi Lai – it’s like a Theatre at UBC reunion! More: http://activisttheatre.com
Oh My God!
September 8 – 18 | Venue: Carousel Theatre
Being a church acolyte isn’t easy, but neither is being a teenager. Issy and Becky used to be best friends, but they’ve grown apart over the years. Now they’re 14 year old acolytes. They don't know where their lives will lead or even what "acolyte" means in the first place and they’re about to get reacquainted when they get locked in a chapel before the procession. Sweet Becky just wants to “acolyte” as best she can. Tough girl Issy just wants to “get the f” out of the chapel so she can pee. Oh My God! is a comedy about faith, friendship, and a communion chalice. Oh My God! has been divined by alumna Laura McLean and Christine Quintana and features Sarah ‘Tich’ Wilson in the cast. Presented by the alumna’s aptly named company - Delinquent Theatre. More: www.delinquenttheatre.com
Stay Away from My Boat @$$hole
September 8 – 18 | Venue: Alder Bay Bridge
Chelsea Haberlin, first-year MFA in Theatre (Directing), is directing Stay Away from My Boat @$$hole for her company ITSAZOO Productions at the Fringe. The audience sits atop a bridge. The action takes place in the water below. It’s the dawn of the apocalypse. The world is sinking. One man finds solace in a small boat, but his floating utopia is soon threatened by the presence of a mysterious stranger. What does this man want? And what will he do to get it? Rain or shine, bring your umbrellas! More at http://www.itsazoo.org
Partial proceeds from the Sunday, September 18th performance will go to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society!
Lost in Place
September 8 – 17 | Venue: The Big Yellow Crane, Granville Island
A crash-landed spaceman. A beached whale. A giant crane. From the mind of alumnus Seth Soulstein, co-author of last year's Fringe Award-winning Wicked Shorts, comes this highly interactive, site-specific fantasy about love, loss, and the struggle between giving up hope and continuing to fight the fight - all in the heart of Granville Island. Rain or shine, bring your umbrellas! The production features both Seth and recent BFA Acting grad Claire Hesselgrave. See the Vimeo trailer: http://www.vimeo.com/28587624
Partial proceeds from the Monday, September 12th performance will go to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society! More info at alleytheatre.ca
Note: Opening September 9th @ 9:10 pm ½ price tickets
Yum/Yuck
September 9 - 11 | Venue: Semperviva Yoga Studio, Granville Island (behind
Emily Carr)
Take off your shoes and get comfortable‹you're in a yoga studio after all.
Yum/Yuck combines moments of quiet reflection with incredible physical
fortitude and flexibility. Performer, yoga instructor (and Theatre at UBC
student) Ingrid Nilson offers a look behind the spandex suited scene at a
studio with all its quirks, quibbles and full-on food-flinging fights.
Complete with contortion, controversy and physical comedy. Audiences may
giggle, gain insight or get grossed out. Yum/Yuck is created and performed
by Ingrid Nilson (whose film career has seen roles next to Hillary Duff and
stage performances as Little Red Riding Hood in PSP at The Cultch). A yoga
instructor in real life as well as a Fringe veteran, Ingrid studied teaching
in Hong Kong and making theatre at UBC. She loves granola, slam poetry,
rocking out in one-handed hand stands and hugging trees. More:
http://yumyuck.wordpress.com
You Are Not Dead: A Guide to Modern Living
September 9 – 18 | Venue: Granville Island Hotel
Woot - Theatre at UBC alumna Danielle Marleau and her company Black Pants Productions’ fringe show You Are Not Dead: A Guide to Modern Living is featured in the Georgia Straight's Fringe Fest preview! Link: http://www.straight.com/article-450306/vancouver/comedy-thats-extrablack-fringe-plays-look-mortality-dead-eye
Join the team of representatives Fakeproject Corporation of America as they explain the mysteries of contemporary life. Biting satire, mixed messages, and a site-specific, multimedia adventure like you’ve never experienced. You Are Not Dead. So, what are you going to do about it? Why not start by coming to this seminar and find out who to blame for how you feel!
Figment - The Existential Comedy
September 9 – 18 | Venue: Studio 16
Second year MFA Director Chris Robson enters the Fringe with his ‘521 Off Campus Directing Project’, Jim Cunningham's Figment - The Existential Comedy as part of The Vancouver Fringe Festival. The production features BFA Acting Grads David Kaye and Jameson Parker, MFA Design student Wlad Woyno - Set&Lighting Designer/Builder/Technical Director, Hibiki Morishita - Stage Manager, Ling Zhong - Sound Designer, and Miriam Thom - Costume Designer. This original comedic play takes place over the course of one night in the basement of Pearson International Airport; two old friends coincidentally bump into each other and realize that they may have a lot more in common than either of them dares to admit: the failed psychologist’s life has not turned out the way he wanted and his friend does not believe the universe exists - they end up being just what each other has needed. Face Book Event Page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=265981310098356
Mr. Boat-head's Electrical Dream Ship
September 8-17 | Venue: Triangle Square, Granville Island, 1680 Johnston Street
Theatre at UBC & Fine Arts alumni Brendan Albano and Kate Barbaria have put together this dazzling interactive experience. Mr. Boat-head’s technicians are building a dream ship to grind your dreams into the sausage of destiny! The electrical dream ship is an interactive, site-specific performance audio-recording dreams and nightmares from audience members to create an online dream archive for those with underdeveloped imaginations, in need of inspiration, or who simply never remember their dreams.
Warning: Mr. Boat-head’s Electrical Dream Ship is not a play. Mr. Boat-head is a situation, an event, a happening—a real process with a real product. Our hope is to create a publicly accessible database of dreams and nightmares collected during the Vancouver International Fringe Festival. Hear a preview:http://electricaldreamship.tumblr.com
Note: Audience capacity: 8 Performance length: 30 minutes – book early, some shows have already sold out!
If you are a Theatre at UBC student or alumni and we’ve missed your show then please send us your press release? publicity.theatre@ubc.ca
September 2-25, 2011
Alumna and students get Hay Fever!
Our Alumna & students open United Player’s 2011-12 Season in Noel Coward’s delicious comedy of (bad) manners, Hay Fever. Actor/Director William B. Davis, founder of The William Davis Centre for Actors’ Study, directs BFA 2011 Acting graduate Meaghan Chenosky. The production features lighting by current MFA Design Student Mandi Lau with Technical Direction by BA grad Kyla Gardiner.
Hay Fever was one of Coward’s early – and greatest – successes. It debuted in London’s West End in 1925 and ran for a total of 337 performances before going on to a similarly successful run in New York. Inspired by the time Coward spent at the home of actress Laurette Taylor, where he and other guests were forced to earn their meal by playing highly unusual parlour games, Hay Fever shines a comic and penetrating light on the upper classes of the time. More: http://www.unitedplayers.com/Pages/spotlight.html
Jericho Arts Centre - 1675 Discovery
September 2 - 25, 2011
Thursday through Sunday, at 8 pm
Single Tickets: $16 - $20
Preview: Thursday Sept. 1 - all tickets $10
Talk back session after the show - Thursday September 8
Box Office: 604 224 8007, ext. 2 or online at http://www.unitedplayers.com
May 16-October 29, 2011
Superstar! Alumni at Stratford
Two of our accomplished alumni are once again rocking Stratford Shakespeare Festival this year. Brent Carver (BA Acting) appears as Pontius Pilate & Bruce Dow (BFA Acting, BFA Directing) appears as King Herod in Jesus Christ Superstar - one of 12 magnificent productions that comprise the 2011 season at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival.
Bruce Dow, who is in his 12th season at Stratford, also plays Squire Dap in the companies' production of Camelot and King Herod in Jesus Christ Superstar.
Appearing in Camelot alongside Dow once again is Brent Carver in the role of Merlyn/King Pellinore. Carver is now in his eighth season at Stratford.
4 out of 4” and “this production is an absolute miracle” Globe and Mail - Kelly Nestruck (Jesus Christ Superstar)
“4 out of 4” and “the best show you'll see this year.” Toronto Star - Richard Ouzounian (Jesus Christ Superstar)
Jesus Christ Superstar
Lyrics by Tim Rice, Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Directed by Des McAnuff
Avon Theatre: May 16 to October 29 Opens: June 3
“will grab your heart... you can't help but be moved.” Toronto Star - Richard Ouzounian (Camelot)
Camelot
Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Music by Frederick Loewe, Original Production Directed and Staged by Moss Hart
Directed by Gary Griffin
Festival Theatre: April 16 to October 30 - Opens: May 31
Box Office 1.800.567.1600
YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=p06CgUoH02U&feature=player_embedded
