NOW PLAYING
RACE
BY DAVID MAMET
CANADIAN PREMIER
FEBRUARY 23 – MARCH 11, 2012
Catalyst Theatre
8529 Gateway Boulevard
Edmonton Alberta
RACE IS A FOUR LETTER WORD?
Multiple award-winning playwright and director David Mamet tackles America’s most controversial topic in a provocative tale of sex, guilt and bold accusations that debuted on Broadway in late 2009.
Two lawyers find themselves defending a wealthy white executive charged with raping a black woman. When a new legal assistant gets involved in the case, the opinions boiling beneath explode to the surface. Mamet turns the spotlight on what we think but don’t say, revealing dangerous truths with no punches spared.
High-voltage — Bloomberg News
Provocative and Profane — NY-1
Scalpel-Edged Intelligence — New York Times
A shock drama [of] sex, race, loyalty, and betrayal — New York Mag
Gripping, stimulating, and perversely enjoyable!” — San Fran Chronicle
FEATURING
Michael Peng, Tristan D. Lalla, Roman Pfob and Beryl Bain
Directed by Heather Inglis
Set and Costume Design by Brain Bast
Sound Design by Paul Morgan Donald
Lighting Design by Adam Turnbull
Stage Managed by Cheryl Milliken
DATES/TIMES
Evening Performances: Tuesday-Saturday 8PM
Matinees: Saturday March 3rd 2PM, Sunday March 4th 2PM, Saturday March 10 2PM, Sunday March 11 2PM
TICKET PRICES
Regular Adult $27
Students/Seniors/CAEA - $20
Saturday Matinees: Pay-what-you-can.
Feb 24th (Opening) $32.
Feb 23rd (Preview) $16.00.
Tickets at TIX on the Square 780.420.1757 tixonthesquare.ca
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STRIPPED DOWN 3
FESTIVAL OF NEW DRAMATIC WRITING
PROFESSIONAL PLAY READING SERIES
FEATURING HOT NEW WORKS FROM NEXT WAVE PLAYWRIGHTS
November 10 - 12 2011
Expressionz Cafe
9938 – 70 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta
Admission: Pay What You Will!
All proceeds in support of Edmonton Artists Urban Village, A Chapter of PAL Canada. Parking at the Real Canadian Wholesale Club across the street (they have an arrangement for patrons to park there).
Let the strip tease begin! Catch dramatic and comedic readings of hot new works by rising-star writers leading the next wave of world-class theatre. Hot new plays from Canada and the world stripped down to only the words of the playwright, read by Edmonton’s brightest theatrical talents. Relax, sip bevies in a cabaret setting — join us, be stimulated.
Each reading will be followed by a short discussion (half hour max) with the artists and the audience about the plays values and relevance. A licensed event. The café will be open, serving snacks and wet goods.
Featuring
Michele Brown, Vincent Forcier, Jesse Gervais, Beth Graham, Matt Hulshof, Patrick Lundeen, Ben McIvor, Jenny McKillop, Doug Mertz, Sandy Paddick, Roman Pfob, Spenser Payne, Garett Ross, Maralyn Ryan, Liana Shannon, Kyla Shinkewski and Blair Wensley.
NOVEMBER 10
Scarborough
by Fiona Evans (England)
Edinburgh Fringe First Award 2007
Directed by Ian Leung
This scorching little gem of a play is alive with forbidden desire and erotic tension. A dangerously charged romance between a fifteen-year-old and a teacher. Step into a faded hotel room where they are having an illicit weekend away. Amidst the peeling wallpaper, they laugh, quarrel and make love, but they don’t dare go out.
Fiona Evans’s electrifying portrayal of a dangerous romance was the show to see at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2007.
“Stylish and utterly individual” — Sunday Times
NOVEMBER 11
Afterimage
by Robert Chafe (Canada)
Winner of the 2010 Governor Generals Award for Drama
Directed by Mieko Ouchi
Lise Lacoeur was used to being shunned by everyone around her. Her gift of seeing the future in flashes leaves her ostracized from her town and community. An accidental electrocution is the beginning of her unexpectedly forged family, seemingly disconnected events intertwine to tell a story of connectivity and belonging. Based on the short story by lauded novelist and poet Michael Crummey, Afterimage explores the connections built within a family and community and of the search for a place to belong.
“Creepy and compelling” —The Globe and Mail
NOVEMBER 12
The Toxic Bus Incident
by Greg MacArthur (Canada)
2011 Siminovitch Nominee for Playwriting, Lee Playwright in Residence
Directed by Heather Inglis
Imagine a safe Canadian city on an ordinary Saturday morning. A woman gets on a bus. She notices a foreign looking, dark-skinned, man. He comes towards her and reaches into his coat pocket… Based on an actual event, Greg MacArthur explores the impact of terrorism on the lives of a urban, liberal, middle-class family. Where does legitimate fear become crippling paranoia? Take a ride on the Toxic Bus to the place where fear begins.
PRAISE FOR STRIPPED DOWN
“Original and important… dynamic and stimulating… deserves sustained financial support and encouragement.” — James DeFelice, Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta
“Refreshing to see unseen and daring work delivered in such a raw fashion by some of Edmonton’s finest…” — David MacInnis, Actor
“Excellent opportunity for audiences… exciting new plays outside the mandates of existing companies and beyond the means of independent producers to mount.” — Ian Leung Administrator CCTC
“I have always held Theatre Yes in high esteem for the work they do… brave script choices… innovative storytelling… a firm commitment to challenge artists and audiences.” — Lora Brovold, Actor
IN/STALL/ED
AUGUST 27, 2011
11 AM - 5 PM
MCCAULEY COMMUNITY
EDMONTON, ALBERTA
IN ASSOCIATION WITH LATITUDE 53
Look for us at Latitude 53’s, In/stall/ed, a free celebration of public art in the McCauley community. On August 27, parking stalls in the McCauley community will be transformed into seventeen site-specific installations that explore the public-private divide. Drawing from a range of disciplines — from performance art to sculpture, from drawing to dancing — these works will encourage audiences to interact with and experience art in urban contexts.
Theatre Yes presents…
“Linoleum”
In world where so many aspects of our lives are exposed, our darkest moments are the last frontier of experience that we will go to lengths to hide.
One day only! Come, contemplate, explore public art and learn more about Edmonton’s communities. Find the latest details and project locations at blog.latitude53.org