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True Believers
Three new monologues on faith

Oct/Nov 2008, The Waterfront Theatre
Photos by Tim Matheson



My Acid Trip by Dennis Foon
Directed by Camyar Chai
Performed by Todd Thomson


The Voice by Lorena Gale
Directed by John Cooper
Performed by Mercedes Baines


Hope and Caritas by Ian Weir
Directed by Rachel Ditor
Performed by Jennifer Clement

Two Jessie Award Nominations
Best Actor in a Lead Role, Todd Thomson (My Acid Trip); Outstanding Original Script, Dennis Foon (My Acid Trip)

Set and Lighting by Yvan Morissette, Sound by Alexander Brendan Ferguson, Technical Direction by James Foy, Stage Managed by Noa Anatot

"Among the best plays I've seen this fall...[My Acid Trip] is a wittily eccentric and moving prayer of atonement...Ian Weir's Hope and Caritas...is hilarious but never simplistic." GEORGIA STRAIGHT

 

Pink Sugar
by Natalie Meisner

February 2008, Performance Works
Photos by Tim Matheson
The line between innocence and culpability is blurred, then redrawn, in this dark tale of love, betrayal, and missing body parts.

Performed by David Beazely (above), Scott Bellis, Moya O’Connell (above right), Laara Sadiq (above left)
Directed by Katrina Dunn

Set by Yvan Morissette, Lighting by Adrian Muir, Video by Jamie Nesbitt, Costumes by Sheila White, Sound by Chris Hind, Production Managed by Mike Dickinson, Stage Managed by Robin Richardson and Lisa L'Heureux

"The play has a dark, ambitious agenda: globalism and the cross-border commerce in sex, guns and body parts.”
THE PROVINCE

 

Crazy Talk
Three stories about people on the edge.

October - November 2006, Performance Works
Photos by Aaron Bushkowsky

Life Line by Victoria Maxwell
Directed by Jane Heyman
Performed by Lara Gilchrist

The Audition of the Embarrassed Woman by Jan Derbyshire
Directed by David Mackay
Performed by Dawn Petten

Thbump by James O'Shea
Directed by Del Surjik
Performed by Derek Metz

Set and Lighting by John Webber, Sound by Rob Parker, Production Managed by Chris McGregor, Stage Managed by Jaimie Tait

"Solo Collective scores a triple play... three very different one-person pieces, linked only by the lunacy lurking within each but blessed by a common sense of pure professionalism. ...Each is, in its own very particular way, a gem."
THE VANCOUVER SUN

 

Landscapes of the Dead
by Aaron Bushkowsky

February 2006, Performance Works
Photo by Alan Brodie
An exploration of the meaning of art and a darkly comic look at relationships among the living.

Directed by Johnna Wright, Performed by Bill Dow, Chris Fassbender, Erin Mathews, Marilyn Norry, Laara Sadiq

Set and Lighting by Alan Brodie, Projections by Tim Matheson, Costumes by Sheila White, Sound by Paul Moniz de Så, Production Managed by Jayson McLean, Stage Managed by Caryn Fehr, Featuring the artwork of Brent Boechler, Victor Bonderoff, Sherry Cooper, Maggie Manning, Alice Rich, Wendy Smith, Nadine Surjik, Marti Wright

Jessie Award Nominations
Outstanding Set Design, Alan Brodie; Significant Artistic Achievement (Projections Design), Tim Matheson

"This play is not a hard sell, or a long trip, and it is worth the fare. It is both amusing and flippant, without being insulting; it plays coy in parts, but it is as clever and sophisticated as it is dark and intelligent." THE INDEPENDENT

 

Fear Some
Three monologues about the things that go bump in the night.

May 2005, Performance Works
Aaron Bushkowsky

If the Moon Falls
by Dorothy Dittrich
Directed by Sarah Rodgers
Performed by Bridget O'Sullivan

Two by Alexander Ferguson
Directed by Johnna Wright
Performed by Josh Drebit

Back to Berlin by Vern Thiessen
Directed by Johnna Wright
Performed by Scott Bellis

Set and Lighting by Del Surjik, Sound by Noah Drew, Production Managed by Terence van der Woude, Special Properties by Yayah Studios, Stage Managed by Anne Taylor

Jessie Award Nomination:
Outstanding Original Script, Vern Thiessen, Back to Berlin

"Satisfying from start to finish... top-notch. ...Some of our best writers, directors and actors at the top of their game." THE VANCOUVER SUN

 

Secrets Three
What’s the big secret? Three short plays come together to tell a story that is more than the sum of its parts.

November 2003, Performance Works
Photos by Aaron Bushkowsky

Lena's Car by Amiel Gladstone
Directed by Rachel Ditor
Performed by Jillian Fargey

Bonehouse by Kendra Fanconi
Directed by Rachel Ditor
Performed by David Beazely

The Stone Boy by Aaron Bushkowsky
Directed by Aaron Bushkowsky
Performed by David Mackay, Jillian Fargey, David Beazely

Lighting by Alan Brodie, Set concept by Del Surjik, Sound by Amos Hertzman, Special Properties by Rob Lewis, Dramaturgy by Aaron Bushkowsky, Jennifer Lord, Produced by Johnna Wright, Stage Managed by Jessica Chambers

Jessie Richardson Award:
Amiel Gladstone, Outstanding Original Script, Lena's Car

Jessie Award Nominations:
Jillian Fargey, Outstanding Performance, Lena's Car
Del Surjik, Outstanding Set Design

"Risky Fusion of Plays Pays Off for Writers: Bushkowsky has a wry sense of humour and a well developed feel for irony.... [Secrets Three is] a bold undertaking, remarkably realized." THE COURIER

 

A Christmas 3
Three original Christmas monologues…a surprising alternative to the usual Christmas fare.

December 2002, Playwrights Theatre Centre
Photos by Aaron Bushkowsky

Office Party by Jaan Kolk
Directed by Del Surjik
Performed by Bill Dow

Killjoy by David Mackay
Directed by Johnna Wright
Performed by Lois Anderson

Wobbling Madonna by Lucia Frangione
Directed by Craig Hall
Performed by Sheelah Megill

Set & Lighting by Del Surjik, Sound by David Hudgins, Stage Managed by Caryn Fehr

Jessie Richardson Award:
Lois Anderson, Outstanding Performance, Killjoy
Craig Hall, Outstanding Body of Work by an Emerging Director, including Wobbling Madonna

Jessie Award Nominations:
David Mackay, Outstanding Original Script, Killjoy
Johnna Wright, Outstanding Direction, Killjoy
Outstanding Production, small theatre

“An achingly honest portrayal of the love and hate and everything in between that a parent goes through. ... absolutely brilliant. ...[Bill Dow's] every breath and gesture feels genuine." THE VANCOUVER SUN

 

A Three Way
Three new monologues about loss… and life.

January 2002, Performance Works
Photos by Shaun August

Between Mothers by Aaron Bushkowsky
Directed by Tom McBeath
Performed by Megan Leitch

Samaritan by Jamie Norris
Directed by Patrick McDonald
Performed by Michael P. Northey

cusp by Dawn Petten
Directed by Johnna Wright
Performed by Sarah Susut

Lighting and Set Design by Shaun August, Sound Design by John McCulloch

Jessie Richardson Award:
Significant Artistic Achievement, Jamie Norris, Patrick McDonald, Michael P. Northey, Samaritan

"... accolades. That's what the collective has been getting from audiences... How does a playwright hold our attention for a 30 to 40 minute one-hander? Let writers Dawn Petten, Jamie Norris and Aaron Bushkowsky count the ways." VANCOUVER COURIER

 

Three by Three
Three original monologues about sanctuary and self-doubt.

October 2000, Playwrights Theatre Centre
Photos by Del Surjik

The Waterhead by Aaron Bushkowsky
Directed by Del Surjik
Performed by Tom McBeath

Love and DNA by Jaan Kolk
Directed by Pam Johnson
Performed by Kim Seary

Brown Wasp by Meah Martin
Directed by Johnna Wright
Performed by Wendy Noel

Set and lighting by Del Surjik, Sound Design for Brown Wasp by John McCulloch, Stage Managed by Caryn Fehr

Jessie Richardson Award:
Outstanding Original Script: Aaron Bushkowsky, The Waterhead

Jessie Award Nominations:
Outstanding Performance: Tom McBeath, The Waterhead
Outstanding Performance: Wendy Noel, Brown Wasp
Outstanding Direction: Del Surjik, The Waterhead
Outstanding Production

"Three By Three is proof of the professionalism to be found in this town's writers, actors and directors." VANCOUVER SUN

 

Two by Two
Two new works about solitude and being a stranger in a strange land.

November 1999
Playwrights Theatre Centre



Uncle Exile by Shawn Macdonald
Directed by Johnna Wright
Performed by Shawn Macdonald
 
The Promised Land by Aaron Bushkowsky
Directed by Katey Wright
Performed by Alex Zahara

Set and Lighting by Del Surjik, Sound Design for Uncle Exile by Bruce Turpin, Sound Design for The Promised Land by David Epp, Stage Managed by Johnna Wright

Jessie Award Nominations:
Outstanding Original Script: Aaron Bushkowsky, Promised Land
Outstanding Performance: Alex Zahara, Promised Land

"Two transcends. Poetic, sincere and with the perfect amount of levity, Uncle Exile and The Promised Land ... celebrate the resilience of all those who leave home." VANCOUVER COURIER