Two exciting new initaitives from CanStage
By: Mark Andrew Lawrence Oct. 31, 2006
RAW! RAW! RAW!
RAW TALENT. RAW MATERIAL.
RAW EXPLORATION OF NEW WORK.
COME COOK WITH US.
A Series of Play Readings
December 2006BASH!
RAW! RAW! RAW! is our Play Development Department's spanky new initiative featuring raw talent, raw first drafts, and raw exploration of new work. Taking place the first three weekends of December, it features the exciting new work of playwrights from
Black Mothers Don't Say I Love You Written by trey anthony Facilitated by Iris Turcott Cast includes Ngozi Paul and Ordena Stephens The funny but fierce examination of one mother's unexpected love for her daughters. Black Mothers Don't Say I Love You examines a family dynamic where love and forgiveness are hard won in the face of death. Directed by Ron Jenkins Scratch Written by Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman Directed by ahdri zhina mandiela. Cast includes Brenda Bazinet, John Blackwood, Paul Fauteaux, Amanda Leblanc and Gina Wilkinson. CanStage's Artist Development Program BASH: 1. to have an impact 2. a vigorous collision of ideas or objects 3. to produce rapidly 4. an uproarious party 5. to have a BASH at: to attempt to do something you have not tried before BASH! is CanStage's unique new artist development program. Over the course of this season, 14 emerging, indie and professional artists will explore the world of creating contemporary theatre for larger stages. With bi-weekly development sessions and workshops with members of the CanStage artistic, production and administrative teams, participants will be immersed in the complexities of producing for larger stages and creating, sustaining and engaging an audience base in Finally, our BASH! artists will host eight supplementary events, one connected to and inspired by each show of the CanStage season, which will incorporate what has been learned through this process. Tickets to these events, which are open to the public, are only $20 and include both the BASH! event and a performance of the show. Events are one hour long and start at 6:30 p.m. - locations TBA. BASH! EVENTS 2006.2007 Of Mice and Men Wednesday, November 1, 2006 The Story of My Life Wednesday, November 15, 2006 Glorious! Wednesday, December 6, 2006 Half Life Wednesday, January 24, 2007 What Lies Before Us Wednesday, January 31, 2007 The Overcoat Wednesday, February 28, 2007 The Rocky Horror Show Friday, March 23, 2007, time TBA BASH! Artist Development Program 2006.2007 Participants Anna Chatterton is a performer, playwright and librettist. Chris Dupuis is an interdisciplinary artist who works with performance, text and video. His work has been shown across Brendan Healy is a director based in Njo Kong Kie is a pianist, music director and composer interested in all sorts of performing arts. www.musicpicnic.com rahim ladha is a contemporary dancer/writer living and working in Scott Lale has been a theatre professional for over 20 years; he has a myriad of training and experience, including being a fellow of Shakespeare's Globe. Scott is currently the artistic director and executive producer for the Corporation of the City of Mitchell Marcus is the founder and artistic producer of Acting Up Stage Theatre Company, the producer of the Dora Mavor Moore Awards and a freelance arts administrator in Katherine Sanders is a performer, writer and producer from Erin Shields is a playwright and performer working in poetic storytelling, inter-disciplinary adaptation, collective creation and theatre. Rebecca Singh is an actor and indie theatre artist recently moved from la belle province where she invented "Cheer Theatre" with the Montreal All-Star Cheerleaders. Kwame Stephens is a Toronto-based writer who has had his works - both fiction and non-fiction - published/performed in Lindsay C. Walker is a set and costume designer originally from Norman Lup-Man Yeung works in theatre, film and visual arts. His current obsession is integrating the three disciplines. Jacob Zimmer is a dramaturge for dance, writer, occasional performer and artistic director of Small Wooden Shoe. For more information about RAW! RAW! RAW! please call 416-367-8243 and ask for: Bonnie Green, ext. 222 Katherine Grainger, ext. 282 For more information about the BASH! Artist Development Program please contact:Natasha Mytnowych, 416-367-8243, ext. 277 Valorie Block, ext. 259 Rosie Shaw, ext. 250
Written by Jane Edmonds
Directed by Gina Wilkinson
Cast includes Shaun Smyth as Savage Brown; Mike Shara, Paul Fauteaux, Richard Harte, Darren Hynes, Martin Julien, Billy MacLellan, Toby Malone, Robert Persichini, Julien Ritchings, Tara Rosling,
In his youth, Michael Brown was a notorious IRA bomb-maker - until he was caught. After twelve years of forced exile in
Saturday, Dec. 9 at 7:00 p.m.
Waxworks
Written by Trina Davies
1789. The edge of the French Revolution and a young Madame Tussaud (Marie Grosholz) is recalled from her post at the
A teenage girl weaves her way between two very real and opposing worlds - a longed-for first kiss and her mother's silent fatal disease. Using wickedly dark humour Corbeil-Coleman's heroine manifests her grief with a nasty case of head lice. Scratch is as bold and brave as it is real and tender. A tremendous first draft from our youngest playwright (currently a student at the
Lucy
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Associate Producer - Play Development
bgreen@canstage.com
Casting Intern
kgrainger@canstage.com
Company Manager & Executive Assistant to the Artistic Producer
nmytnowych@canstage.com
For further media information and artist interviews please call 416-367-8243 and ask for:
Publicity & Communications Manager
vblock@canstage.com
Publications Editor & Publicist
rshaw@canstage.com
Friday, Dec. 1 at 7:00 p.m.
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