How's this for a fun and innovative theatrical event? Local Playwright William Maranda has written a new piece called At The Corner Of Virtue And Sexmore, and is turning the casting process into a public-participation game. Billed as a 48 Hour Theatre Contest (why should film have all the fun?), the script has been quartered… Continue reading Innovative casting
Category: Vancouver theatre
Tonight’s lesson from the cast and crew of The Road to Canterbury: Keep Calm and Carry On
Of all the potential pitfalls and rewards that come with the choice of staging a site-specific play - and the one that fascinates me the most - is the X-factor. The uncontrollable element. The condition of staging a controlled work in an uncontrolled environment. You have to factor in available light, unpredictable weather, hungry bugs,… Continue reading Tonight’s lesson from the cast and crew of The Road to Canterbury: Keep Calm and Carry On
Collier, Young, Conway memorial established
A few weeks ago, an unimaginable tragedy struck the family of Kim Collier and Jonathon Young, the ever-inspirational power couple at the forefront of the Vancouver Independent Stage industry. They lost their daughter Azra and her two young cousins; Phoebe and Fergus Conway, to a freakish flash cabin fire in Eagle Bay on the shores… Continue reading Collier, Young, Conway memorial established
Another one bites the dust: Buh-bye Beaumont
The recent demise of the celebrated Beaumont Theatre on West 5th Avenue has caused quite the stir in our Indie Stage community of late. Beloved for its intimacy and affordability, the little black box has been home to dozens of memorable performances over the past several years, performances both polished and decidedly in-process, as befits… Continue reading Another one bites the dust: Buh-bye Beaumont
Casting Call – Actress Wanted
Actor wanted for Fringe play A 45-minute drama/comedy monologue for the Vancouver Fringe Festival seeks a female actor (Age preferably over 30’s) The play: A writer’s book launch doesn’t go as planned! It seems that she is haunted by the mysterious character from her book …. The audition will consist of a brief, prepared monologue… Continue reading Casting Call – Actress Wanted
At last! A call to arms!
Ah, the long, languid days of summer. The West Coast has settled into the torpor of a brain-mush inducing heatwave and everything seems, well...West Coastey. I do anyway, with my crew in recess for the summer and that pre-Fringe dip in Indie Stage activity I've been feeling like a kid on summer vacation. That should… Continue reading At last! A call to arms!
Actor wanted for Fringe play
Casting Call Shotgun: A 45-minute comedy for the Vancouver Fringe Festival seeks a male actor (late 20's-late 30's) The play is based on the experiences of four teachers in a carpool. Performance Location/dates: Pacific Theatre (Sept. 11--20th, 2009) Rehearsal dates: July/August, evenings & some weekends (specific schedule TBD by cast) Jody Parasiers & Kari Marken… Continue reading Actor wanted for Fringe play
Free tickets for Fat Pig!
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Writing vs. Acting
This is a guest post by Raphael Kepinski, a winner of last year's Solo Flights Emerging Playwrights Competition presented by the Solo Collective and The Playhouse Theatre Company. Raphael returns this year to perform one of the '09 winning pieces on April 13. Details at bottom of page. Solo Flights, The Emerging Writers Competition: Writing… Continue reading Writing vs. Acting
Ashes: two-minute load in
I'm a sucker for behind-the-scenes extras. Bill Marchant's Ashes, the play that I took in on World Theatre Day at the Firehall, was the kind of work that ensures I will always want to make Independent Stage. Astonishing work at all levels. Greg Bishop, the director of the play and proprietor of Eye Heart Productions,… Continue reading Ashes: two-minute load in
New Van theatre blog alert…and an invitation to kick off one of your own
When Vancouver is recognized as one of the top theatre cities in the world, Sabrina Evertt is going to have to accept her fair share of responsibility. After shooting out the other end of the theatre program of UVic she immediately rolled up her sleeves and went to work, producing and directing the kind of… Continue reading New Van theatre blog alert…and an invitation to kick off one of your own
Charting Benny’s course
From Stage to Screen...local theatre/film/TV actor (and close personal friend) Ben Ayres is starring in a new CBC miniseries called Diamonds, which airs this Sunday, April 5 and next Sunday April 12 at 9:00 pm. A description of the show and an interview with Ben can be found at the Georgia Straight by clicking here.… Continue reading Charting Benny’s course
The Real Thing: Stoppard’s cricket bat incites to write
It's amazing to me how few still-composing A-list playwrights there are out there with work in heavy rotation. The Big Guns - the few that we waggish theatre-types gush about to each other about over the good glassware - seem to move in trend cycles through the Canadian stages and kind of define the period;… Continue reading The Real Thing: Stoppard’s cricket bat incites to write
A lack of diversity on our stages, you say?
There's been a lot of fantastic conversation here on the internets of late concerning the visible lack of cultural diversity in the theatre of our fair city. Basically the question was raised of why the traffic of our stages doesn't mirror the traffic in an average Skytrain car, and the back-and-forth on it has been… Continue reading A lack of diversity on our stages, you say?
Are Vancouver stages too white?
Plank Magazine today posted a letter by local theatre-goer David C. Jones which posits that our local theatre scene doesn't accurately reflect the inherent cultural diversity of the city. Mr. Jones goes further to suggest that the lack of actors from non-white backgrounds could constrain the growth of our theatre industry: Young, diverse high schools… Continue reading Are Vancouver stages too white?
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