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| The Park Benjamin Elliott Photo by David Cooper |
THE PARK, A Musical
by Benjamin Elliott, Anton Lipovetsky and Hannah Johnson
Back by Popular Demand!
September 30 – October 17, 2010
Directed by David Hudgins
Musical Direction by Benjamin Elliott, Anton Lipovetsky
Choreography by Kayla Dunbar
Set Design by Bryan Pollock
Costume Design by Marina Szijarto
Lighting Design by Jergus Oprsal
One of the world's most powerful developers, Gabriel Fines has set his sights on Vancouver's Stanley Park to turn it into the city's newest and most expansive parking lot. Chaos ensues as two courageous Vancouverites, John (a humble Stanley Park employee) and Geena, (a rabid activist) attempt to collect 100,000 signatures before Gabriel does. Will they find a way to halt the destruction of their beloved park? This is a story about new beginnings, redemption and love, all set to music. Originally produced as a one-act in last season’s STEW, this reworked and rewritten version of The Park is now a full-length musical!
SECRET IN THE WINGS: A Dramatic Fable
by Mary Zimmerman
November 18 – December 5, 2010
Directed by Mike Stack
Original Composition and Musical Direction by Kevin McNulty
Set and Prop Design by Yvan Morissette
Costume Design by Mara Gottler
Lighting Design by Darren Boquist
A quirky and edgy contemporary look at classic fairy tales including an ogre on the stairs, princes who check their email and a snake girl who refuses to die. The Secret In The Wings has a narrative of intertwining stories that transports its audience to unexpected lands where the impossible is probable and nothing is safe. It is a riveting work of danger and beauty in a category all its own that promises to both delight and enlighten. Appropriate for children 12 and up.
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
by William Shakespeare
January 27 – February 20, 2011
Directed By Scott Bellis
An hilarious and raucous comedy of mistaken identity - one of Shakespeare’s all time favourites. The Comedy of Errors tells the story of two sets of identical twins that were accidentally separated at birth. Antipholus of Syracuse and his servant, Dromio of Syracuse, arrive in Ephesus, which turns out to be the home of their twin brothers, Antipholus of Ephesus and his servant, Dromio of Ephesus. When the Syracusans encounter the friends and families of their twins, a series of wild mishaps ensue leading to a near-seduction, an arrest and out-of-control accusations of madness and demonic possession. Graduate Scott Bellis returns to direct having played Antipholus of Syracuse in the 1987 production at Studio 58.
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| 1984 Amy Hall-Cummings and Alexander Ferguson as Winston Smith Photo by David Cooper |
1984
World Premiere
March 24 – April 3, 2011
BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU.
WAR IS PEACE.
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY.
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH.
1984 is adapted for the stage by
Andy Thompson
Co-produced by The Virtual Stage and Langara College’s Studio 58
Directed by Ron Jenkins
Starring Alex Ferguson as Winston Smith and Allan Gray as O’Brien
Featuring the senior students of Studio 58
Set Design by Drew Facey
Costume Design by Naomi Sider
Lighting Design by Adrian Muir
Video Design by Jamie Griffiths
Sound Design by Brian Linds
This multi-media stage adaptation imaginatively interprets George Orwell’s timeless and prophetic masterpiece. In the bleak society of Oceania, under the constant surveillance of Big Brother and the Thought Police, lowly worker Winston Smith engages in a dangerous and forbidden love affair with Julia. How will they survive in the dystopian world where true love is punishable by death?
www.thevirtualstage.org
www.thecultch.com
For tickets go to thecultch.com or phone 604.251.1363
THE RISKY NIGHTS SERIES
Now in its 11th season, the Risky Nights Series is designed as a bridge between classroom work and main stage productions. At the conclusion of their second year of training, students have an invaluable opportunity to create every aspect of an original theatre piece from start to finish with a professional director, and perform it for an intimate audience.
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| What A Drag Cameron Mackenzie Photo by Brandon Gaukel courtesy of SAD Magazine |
RISKY NIGHTS #1 - WHAT A DRAG
October 12 - 17, 2010
A rumpus-filled investigation into the art of the fabulous
Directed by Cameron Mackenzie
Drag monarchs are our world's clowns. They grin their way through genders. They belt their sexuality. They clomp and stomp and strut their way over the bridge between society and tomfoolery.
For tickets to WHAT A DRAG call the Studio 58 Box Office 604.323.5227.
RISKY NIGHTS #2 - LA MAREA (The Tide)
January 18 - 22, 2011
La Marea is an outdoor, site specific performance conceived by artist Mariano Pensotti of Buenos Aires. Made up of nine different fictional scenes, audience members move freely from street corners to illuminated store windows, creating their own narrative. A man lies on the ground following a motorbike accident; an insomniac tosses and turns; a couple has their first kiss. Projected subtitles allow us access to the intimate thoughts of the characters in these poignant vignettes that showcase the beginning of love, the end of love, and everything in between.
La Marea will be presented free to the public, in the heart of Vancouver’s historic Gastown. Presented by Boca Del Lupo, the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, SFU’s School for the Contemporary Arts, SFU Woodward’s, Langara College’s Studio 58, and Theatre at UBC.
For more information on La Marea contact info@pushfestival.ca or phone 604.605.8284
Special Added Bonus
A NIGHT WITH THE STARS
October 4, 2010
Featuring Studio 58 founder Antony Holland
Studio 58 proudly presents a benefit performance of A Night with the Stars, featuring Studio 58 founder Antony Holland. Antony has shared the film set with some of the biggest names in Hollywood from Katharine Hepburn to Brad Pitt. Join him for an informal evening of stories, clips, laughter and maybe a few acting tips on Monday, October 4 @ 7:00 pm. All proceeds will be donated to the Antony Holland Scholarship and the Lloyd Nicholson Memorial Scholarship.