Thank
you to everyone who came out to support our last mainstage show which ran from
Dec 9-20, 2009 at Studio 16 in Vancouver, BC - Vatzlav by Slawomir Mrozek...
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Our
Festival of Mythical Plays and Winning One-Acts
Theatre
In the Raw Took a Trio of Brand New One-Act Plays on the Road in June 2009!
So,
what do ya call a small swarm of buzzin’ bees that “tell”… a misplaced forearm
gone awry… and a winged Jack Benny with an assignment?
It
was our “Festival of Mythical Plays and Winning One-Acts”... We hit the
road for a lower mainland mini-tour of original one-act plays in June and early
July:
1.
Nuclear Fall-In by Ed Ballou - an original winning One-Act Play
– A nuclear family is living/working too close to a leaky nuclear plant. (no pun
intended) Mutation of living creatures is on the rise. This play has a number
of way out surprises and something “loaded” to say.
"...We
don't want to believe what we already know."
2.
Jack Benny & The Angels by Jason Logan - an original One-Act Myth
Radio Play – Jack is back but as an angel with an important job to do! Visiting
earth, he interviews a whole slew of wacky characters who happen to reside in
BC believe it or not. Is humanity worth saving is the question?
"...This
show has a hilarious cast! - Not to be missed! ...You'll be on the floor in laughter..."
plus... "A historical piece of Vancouver I never knew!..."
3.
Telling Of The Bees by Jesse Matthew Cooper - an original One-Act
Myth Play – Can bees help a troubled soul to tell the truth? A concerned father,
an expectant wife, a farm to be sold all rest in the hands of someone with a secret
that the bees want told. Note:
Playwright Jesse Matthew Cooper was in attendance at the Sunday June 28, 2009
show in Vancouver.
"A
very moving scene between a father and son and a mother-to-be..." "Poignant
and Prophetic..."
Directed
by our own Jay Hamburger, artistic director of Theatre In the Raw.
Advanced
tickets available online here at www.theatreintheraw.ca/tickets.html, also
at Urban Empire, 1108 Commercial Drive, for Vancouver shows (cash only)
…and always at the door.
• Ticket Prices for all shows are: $12 General Adult and $10 Students/Seniors. • NOTE: Ticket Prices for the F.A.C.E. Festival in Abbotsford are $10
(See below on how to purchase F.A.C.E. Tickets - not available online here)
Below...
Some Promo Shots of the One-Acts We Presented...
Nuclear Fall-In
by Ed Ballou Photo by Steve Duncan
Telling of the
Bees by Jesse Matthew Cooper Photo by Steve Duncan
Jack
Benny & the Angels by Jason Logan Photo
by Peter Valentine
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The Raw ITINERARY and where we went...
ABBOTSFORD:
Fri, JUNE 12 and Sat, JUNE 13, 2009 - Abbotsford, BC @ F.A.C.E. - Festival
of Artistic & Creative Expression - http://ragmag.net/face VENUE: Matsqui Centennial Auditorium, 32315 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford,
BC
CHILLIWACK:
Thurs, JUNE 18 and Fri, JUNE 19, 2009 - Chilliwack, BC VENUE:
Studio Theatre - at the University of the Fraser Valley, 45635 Yale Road, Chilliwack,
BC
BURNABY:
Sat, June 20, 2009 VENUE: Special Event Hall at National Nikkei
Museum & Heritage Centre, 6688 Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby BC
VANCOUVER:
June 25, 26, 27 & 28, 2009 (Thurs – Sun) VENUE: Little Mountain Studios,
195 East 26th Avenue (just west off Main Street) -
All four nights were sold out - Thank you Vancouver!
VANCOUVER
Afternoon OUTDOOR FREE EVENT: Sun, July 5, 2009 VENUE: Cedar Cottage
Community Garden – Under the Sky Train at the big red “A” at Victoria Drive
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Mythical Voices for Our Time& Winning One-Acts
A
Part of Our Early Summer Mini-Tour 2009...
Theatre
In the Raw has been producing and presenting Mythical Voices for Our Time Festival.
We chose this project because we want to bring together writers from various,
social, economic and ethnic backgrounds. The playwrights have been asked to write
a one-act play or radio-play based on and related to their culture's myths. To
take it a step further, the writers have been asked to personalize their myth
and if possible modernize it in some way.
The
Festival of Mythical Plays and Winning One-Acts supports Theatre In the
Raw's mission to develop playwrights and new playworks. We are presently developing/dramaturging
these one-acts with three to four experienced theatre consultants who are helping
to get the plays ready to be produced. Some of the plays are coming from the Mythical…
project and some from the recent winning plays with our 2007 Biennial One-Act
Playwriting Contest.
To
date, we have produced and performed two original myth one-acts at three different
venues in Vancouver, BC, 2006-2007. Those plays are:
-
Bonsai Friend by Petronella van Oyen and The Toe Cutter
by Bill Pollett - both produced as Radio Shows
We
are now into Part 2 of this project. Currently there are about 13 writers whose
work we have either already produced or looking into producing the remaining plays
submitted for The Festival of Mythical Plays and Winning One-Acts.
(Please see above)
The
project is both fascinating and very rewarding and we look forward to presenting
the final stage of this project.
During the early Summer 2009 we're presented a Mini-Tour around the lower mainland
(including Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Burnaby, Vancouver) - See the final plays and
venues chosen from Part Two of our One-Act Festival work above.
Thank
you to our sponsors & supporters of this project:
Cedar Cottage Neighbourhood House Small Grants, The City of Vancouver - Office
of Cultural Affairs, The BC Gaming Commission, The Vancouver Foundation, The McLean
Foundation, The Hamber Foundation,
Joanne Mackinnon - CCEC Credit Union, Theatre In the Raw Society, Vancouver Co-op
Radio 102.7 FM - Arts Rational Show and Canadian Actor's Equity.
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Bruce - The Musical by Bob Sarti...
"...quite
a sweet experience." —Peter
Birnie, The Vancouver Sun
"...the
show was a roaring success on opening night..." —Jo
Ledingham, Vancouver Courier
"...its
heart is in the right place..." "...the music by Bill Sample and
Earle Peach is excellent..." —Colin Thomas,
The Georgia Straight
We're
thrilled that our recent mainstage show, "Bruce - The Musical"... that
ran from November 6 - 16, 2008 at the Russian Hall was a roaring success. We appreciate
all the wonderful feedback and response we received so far... and we welcome your
continued feedback - as it will be helpful for future projects. We
welcome you to send us an email >>
"Bruce
- The Musical" (formerly named "The Tipping Point") told
the story (in music and song) of legendary Vancouver Downtown Eastside activist
Bruce Eriksen - including Libby Davies, Jean Swanson and even a few dancing cockroaches
to boot. Written by Bob Sarti, lyrics by Sarti... Music by composer Bill Sample
(recipient of the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame)... and Earle Peach and Directed
by Jay Hamburger of Theatre In the Raw.
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Our 2008 Four-Province Summer Tour of One-Acts
The
Rolling Stock Prairie Theatre Tour
We
went on the road and... we had a blast!
We
snatched the creative muse by the nose and went for it!!!
Theatre
In the Raw embarked on one of its most ambitious projects to date. Presenting
three original Canadian One-Acts, the troupe toured and played some of the most
interesting venues in four western provinces. Besides three short plays, we also
offered play-writing workshops in Winnipeg, Saskatoon and Edmonton.
We
wish to offer one great big thanks to all who came out to the shows supporting
us and grassroots live theatre.
You
Are What You Eat, by Patrick Foley (Vancouver, BC) One man's table in a local
cafeteria is another man's established territory. Two bachelors - one young, one
young at heart - compete for the attention of the pretty waitress and the right
to sit at the table of their choice. Feathers are ruffled as these two Toms battle
it out.
To
the Queen, by Larry Trask (Nipawin, SK) Two elderly gentlemen meet in the
park for their regular chess game - the last of the fall season. As they play
and philosophize through chess, they're told to move on by a park worker and by
the police. The demands of an out-door hockey rink conflict with the old gaffers'
chess game. Who will prevail?
A
Hot Box, by Jay Hamburger (Vancouver, BC) A real live, genuine, arrested,
tree-hugger is putting the final touches on an art exhibit in her gallery. However,
her work is interrupted by some unexpected knocking at her door. She doesn't want
to answer - after all, anything could be behind a knock - but the knocks keep
knocking...
Featuring
Roger Howie, Maria Lakes, zi paris, and Serge Saika in various roles, as well
as vocalist and composer Michelle A. Richard, who will be presenting Blues
Dans La Nuit - a beautiful selection of traditional French-Canadian, jazz,
and original songs, in both French and English.
Across
four provinces... Here's where we went...
•VANCOUVER - May 21,22, 23, 24 - .PAL
Theatre •REGINA - May 27 - Templeton Studio Cabaret (Globe Theatre) •WINNIPEG - May 29, 30, 31 - Colin Jackson Studio (Prairie
Theatre Exchange) and The Ragpickers
Anti-Fashion Emporium •SASKATOON - June 2 - Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company •EDMONTON - June 4, 5, 6 - The Third Space (Northern Light
Theatre) •CALGARY - June 7, 8 - Motel (One Yellow Rabbit)
Tickets...
$17 or $14 Student/Senior (Except May 20, which will be admission by donation)
AT THE DOOR All shows at 8 pm(Except Sunday June 8, which will be a 2 pm
Matinee) Note: Tickets were available online via PayPal and will be available
for all our future shows..
"Theatre
In the Raw is packing a cargo of issue-driven one-act comedies and taking
to the road…" —Regina
Leader Post
"Rolling
Stock Prairie Theatre Tour quite the venture for a theatre company." —Paul
Blinov, Edmonton's Vue Weekly
"Genius
for producing thought-provoking one-act plays… [Theatre In the Raw] is the
opportunity to help other people…" —Cassandra
Freeman, The Vancouver Jewish Independent
"Theatre
In the Raw's timing couldn't be better... relevant...got
people thinking..." —The
Globe and Mail
The
Tipping Point (renamed Bruce—The Musical) by Bob Sarti became a main
stage production November 6-16th, 2008 at the Russian Hall, 600 Campbell Avenue
during the wonderful Heart of the City Festival in the DTES of Vancouver.
"Bruce" tells the story of legendary Bruce Eriksen who was instrumental
in saving the Carnegie Centre at Main & Hastings in the core of Vancouver's
Downtown Eastside. The script received a staged reading at the Ukrainian Hall
in 2005.
Theatre
In the Raw put together a cabaret of all the songs in the show along with narrative
presented at Carnegie Theatre in 2006. Moving on, we had an intensive workshop
with invited professionals at the Firehall Arts Centre in 2007. This has been
an important piece about Vancouver's Downtown Eastside that has been in development
for three years.
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Our Other Past Theatrical Mainstage Productions include...
•Uncle Vanya - Anton Chekov •
Beyond
the Call
- Ernest Hekkanen • Waiting
for Godot
- Samuel Beckett • The
New World Order
- Herschel Hardin • Top
Girls
- Caryl Churchill • The
Street
- W. Ruth Kozak • The
Glace Bay Miners' Museum
- Wendy Lill • Medicine
- LaVerne Adams • The
Inspector General
- Nikolai Gogol • Bruce
- The Musical - Bob Sarti • Vatzlav - Slawomir
Mrozek
Theatre
In the Raw is constantly on the lookout for new original and unique short-plays
to be staged at our Festival of Original One-Acts performed at local venues. To
date we have produced 160 Orignal One-Act Plays.
We
have also produced 13 Original Radio Plays. The Radio Plays were created in the
Carnegie Theatre Workshop, in celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Carnegie
Community Centre. The 13 Original Radio Plays whose authors or subject matter
come from the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, BC, have also been aired on Co-Op
Radio, 102.7 FM. Our next radio project is Mythical Voices for Our Time.
For more information, please contact us at 604-708-5448.
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Did You Know?
•
Over 600 actors, performers and directors have worked on our stages. •
Over 100 technicians, stage managers, outreach coordinators and administrators
have logged time with us. • Over
100 writers have had their work produced. • We have performed at over
50 different venues in the Lower Mainland and beyond. • Our indoor/outdoor
venues generate revenue for important local neighbourhood businesses. •
Theatre In the Raw has been in operation for over 14 years.
"Theatre
In the Raw's timing couldn't be better... relevant...got
people thinking..." —The
Globe and Mail
"The
talented cast… deserve a standing ovation for… their roles…" —Karen
Kinna, The Langley Times
Paul
Beckett as Oedipus , Sindy Angel as General Barbaro, Olivier Oudry as a Soldier
and James Behenna as Vatzlav in Vatzlav by Slawomir Mrozek. Photo by
Colin Zavier
Emily
Rowed as "Justine" in Vatzlav by Slawomir Mrozek. Photo by
Steve Duncan
left to right: Danielle
St. Pierre (Libby Davies); Playwright Bob Sarti; Anna Kuman (Jean Swanson) and
Libby Davies, MP at the opening of "Bruce - The Musical" photo
by Steve Duncan
"Bruce (Steve
Maddock) & Libby (Danielle St. Pierre)" in Bruce - The Musical by Bob
Sarti Bruce
- The Musical by Bob Sarti photo by Sindy Angel
The Roaches: l to
r: Adam Abrams; Dave Campbell and zi paris in Bruce - The Musical by Bob Sarti
photo by Steve Duncan
The Roaches: l to
r: Adam Abrams; Dave Campbell and zi paris in Bruce - The Musical by Bob Sarti
photo by Sindy Angel
Anna Kuman (Jean);
Steve Maddock (Bruce) and Kuei-ming Lin (Mrs. Leung) in Bruce - The Musical by
Bob Sarti photo by John Ferguson
Mikal Grant (Reporter)
in Bruce - The Musical by Bob Sarti - photo by John Ferguson
Sylvan Hamburger and
Madelaine Sommers as kids in Bruce - The Musical by Bob Sarti - photo by John
Ferguson
Bruce - The Musical
by Bob Sarti photo by Sindy Angel
l to r: Jason Logan
(Marty); Steve Maddock (Bruce); Adam Abrams (Danny) and Danielle St. Pierre (Libby)
in Bruce - The Musical by Bob Sarti - photo by John Ferguson
zi paris (Barkeep)
and Anna Kuman (Jean) in Bruce - The Musical by Bob Sarti - photo by John Ferguson
The Glace Bay Miners' Museum by Wendy Lill photo by Reid Cohoon
Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett photo by Sharon Kravitz
New World Order by
Herschel Hardin photo by Reid Cohoon
Beyond the Call by
Ernest Hekkanen photo by Nick Procaylo
Radio Play The Bonsai Friend by Petronella van Oyen photo by Atty Gell
Radio Play The Bargain by Joel Fishbane photo by Atty Gell
The Tipping Point by Bob Sarti
Ruffians by Alex Karolyi
Medicine
by LaVerne Adams photo by Nenad Stevanovic
Medicine by LaVerne Adams photo by Nenad Stevanovic
Medicine by LaVerne
Adams photo by Nenad Stevanovic
Medicine by LaVerne Adams photo by Nenad Stevanovic
Theatre in the Park
by Lori Sherritt photo by Atty Gell
A Mummers' Play by
Lori Sherritt photo by Atty Gell
A Car Ride by Joyce Lam photo by Gary Shilling
Jessica's Will by Kent R. Brown photo by Gary Shilling
Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekov photo by Alan Sirulnikoff
Mikva the Money, Dig It by Pat Kaufman photo by Gary Shilling
He Stumbles to Conquer by Joel Fishbane photo by Gary Shilling
Early days of Theatre In the Raw at La Quena Café
"Performances
so genuine that there is a real sense of sadness mixed with the laughs."
—The Vancouver Sun
So,
what do ya call a small swarm of buzzin’ bees that “tell”… a misplaced forearm
gone awry… and a winged Jack Benny with an assignment?
surprises and something “loaded” to say. 
•
The Raw ITINERARY and where we went... 
"...quite
a sweet experience."
The
Rolling Stock Prairie Theatre Tour
The
Original Canadian One-Acts we presented...
Theatre
In the Raw is constantly on the lookout for new original and unique short-plays
to be staged at our Festival of Original One-Acts performed at local venues. To
date we have produced 160 Orignal One-Act Plays.
