WEEK THREE: March 23 - 26
The Spadina Monologues
WRITER: Christine Estima
DIRECTOR: Krista MacIsaac
CAST:Brigitte Dauzac, Vanessa Kobran, Kaumil Manzoor, Brendon Smith, Ally Wesson
When your ethnicity isn't your identity, a degree of suffering is required.
Practicing Art
WRITER: Wanda Fitzgerald
DIRECTOR: Donna Michelle
CAST: Kari Grace, Andreah Hunt
A serious study in the composition of comedy. Is art truly in the eye of the beholder? Ask Kenya and Tabatha.
Primal Broads
WRITER:
Jane Gilchrist
DIRECTOR:
Dave McKay
STAGE MANAGER:
Anne-Marie Lourenco
CAST:
Sarah Buski,
Jennifer McNaughton
What's a clown to do to survive inflatable debauchery, revenge killings, wheelchair wheelies, seduction by chocolate, inka dinka doo, paroxysms of grief, audience participation,
and the planet's impending doom? ... SCREAM!!!
Possession
WRITER: Shirley Barrie
DIRECTOR: Molly Thom
CAST: Tabitha Keast, Chris Patheiger
Badly burned by love, Jane is spending yet another Saturday night at home, reading about her current obsession, possession. But then she hears strange noises. Is she really alone?
Fertility Rites
WRITER: Krista Dalby
DIRECTOR: Kathryn Winning
STAGE MANAGER: Meredith Winning
COSTUME DESIGN: Lindy Chan
PROPS: Michael Murtanovski
CAST: Sedina Fiati, Lara MacMillan,
Chris Patheiger, Karie Richards, Jen Wilkinson
When three modern women wander into the twilight zone of Fairbanx Sperm Bank and Fertility Clinic, they're in for an unforgettable experience. One very pregnant nurse and several million sperm later, the women are forced to examine the rites and rituals playing out in their own lives.
Saturday Staged Reading:
Deadman
WRITER: Alex Karolyi
DIRECTOR: Valary Cook
CAST: Lance Letourneau, Erik LeGendre,
Kira Levin, Christina Nicoloau
Diagnosed with a brain tumour, Desmond begins experiencing life while planning his death. Excessive doses of medication and alcohol, a lack of food and the stress of sickness cause tempers to flare and secrets to escape. Thrown into a whirlwind of flirtation, revelation, admission and accusation, Desmond tests the borders of love and hate, life and death.
