NEW IDEAS 2006 WEEK THREE: March 22 - 25
Ditching Mackenzie
WRITER: James Papoutsis
DIRECTOR: Mara Shaughnessy*
CAST: John Tokatlidis - MacKenzie
CAST: Lois Tucker - Dotty
CAST: Conor O'Hegarty - Steve
It's 2:00 am: Does Mackenzie know where his relationship is? Girlfriend Dotty does - it's gone down the drain with the rest of Mackenzie's reno ambitions. While childhood friend Steve has his hands full coping with an unscrupulous ice cream man, Mackenzie digs deep to shore up the foundation of the one good thing he's been able to build.
* Appears with the permission of Canadian Actors Equity Association.
I Was Thinking of Something
WRITER: Stan Rogal
DIRECTOR: Pat McCarthy
CAST: Lindsay Empringham - Person A
CAST: Suzanne Penny - Person B
A darkish comedy. Two women: one comfortable and set in her ways, the other struggling to come to grips with a disturbing story she has just read. There is the usual clash of personalities even as the events of the story begin to infiltrate and take over the women's lives.
Special thanks to Stan Rogal for this wild and wonderful script, and Lindsay and Suzanne for making it 'fly'.
Seen This One Before
WRITER: Colleen Osborn
DIRECTOR: Dominique Davies
STAGE MANAGER: Yevgeniya Falkovich
CAST: Jennifer Liao* - Lena
CAST: Rob McKee - Kevin
Lena is set to meet yet another on-line date. Kevin, on the other hand, avoids people altogether because of his ability to glimpse into their futures. When chance brings them together in an empty movie theatre, Kevin sees something in Lena's future that neither of them could have predicted.
Special thanks to The New Ideas Festival for selecting this play, The Alumnae Theatre, P.J. and all the amazing producers (Tabitha, Bell and Andrea), crew and volunteers who made this festival possible, Paul Hardy, Tina McCulloch, the fellow participants who made this process a joy, Equity, Dominique's family, Sistah, Rob's family. Jenny J., Squeaky D, Sa & Jazz, the m-pty people in Colleen's life, Motown Hands, and complete appreciation of the Real Kevin.
* Appears with the permission of Canadian Actors Equity Association.
The Vigil Crasher
WRITER: Michelle D'Alessandro Hatt
DIRECTOR: Anita La Selva*
STAGE MANAGER: Lisa Ballantyne
SOUND DESIGNER: John Stuart Campbell
CAST: Geoffrey Allen - Fisherman
CAST: Brian Barker - Man
CAST: John Stuart Campbell - Fisherman
CAST: Anne Harper - Woman 1
CAST: Elizabeth McCallum* - Woman 2
CAST: David McCormick - Fisherman
CAST: Jason O'Brien - Fisherman
A fishing vessel is missing in a terrible storm off the coast of Cape Breton. An all-night vigil provides sanctuary for a man and two women who share their fears, memories, and a pew. One of the three, however, is not supposed to be there, and must learn the truth in order to leave - or is it stay?
* Appears with the permission of Canadian Actors Equity Association.
Saturday Reading: As Large As Alone
WRITER: Francine Dick
DIRECTOR: Alanna Stone
CAST: Chantale Groulx - Woman
CAST: Rob McKee - Officer
A woman, naked and alone, appears to have been tortured. As she spars with her interrogator, she struggles to remember the outside world, drawing strength from her past experiences. Doubts arise as the play progresses. Is she really innocent? And can violence ever be justified?
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