We
have several projects on the menu. While it’s difficult to know what the final
result will be, here’s a taste of what the future might hold.
Fresh
on the heels of his (and our) success in Bruce - The Musical, Bob
Sarti is completing a brand-new musical calledYippies In Love which
we're excited to present in the Spring of 2011. We are presently in the process
of workshopping and finalizing the script.
Local
Vancouver musician/composer, Bill Sample is scoring the music and Jay
Hamburger is involved in the dramaturgical process.
Yippie
Archive Button - Over 40 years old... Courtesy of David Spanner - Thanks David!
Vancouver
was the protest capital of Canada, and the Yippies were its most colourful
and controversial provocateurs. That was 1970, and now the behind-the-scenes story
can finally be told.
Yippies...
is a play with all-original music is an insider view of the turbulent counter-culture
days of Vancouver in the 1960s and '70s, when the modern mass movement for social
justice was emerging. The play deals with an important issue for all activists:
how to find the right balance between being an advocate for social change, raising
a family and living out meaningful ideals amidst disturbing political events that
deeply affect peoples' lives.
We
are presently fundraising for this show's production - anyone (individuals,
groups or businesses) interested in becoming a sponsor of the show, please
contact Jay Hamburger, artistic director at 604-708-5448.
You
can follow and connect in with the process of the show at...
•
Follow Bob's great historical "tweets and tidbits" including "The
Annals of Andy" - the story of a surfer boy who meets the Vancouver Yippies
- all in only 140 characters per chapter.on twitter at... -
www.twitter.com/yippiesinlove • Let's be friends on facebook a... - www.facebook.com/yippiesinlove •
We'll also be posting some videos and a trailer a... -
www.youtube.com/yippiesinlove •
and lastly, for more colourful Vancouver Yippie history, google... - "Vancouver
Yippie!"
So...
here's our first video on youtube - enjoy! (Thank you to the CBC for the
archive video footage)
This
upcoming November, we're in the works to produce a mini-fest of original
One-Act plays here in Vancouver - stay tuned here for more and updates.
We
are also considering a re-mount/co-production ofBruce
- The Musical (by Bob Sarti) in response to audience members who could
not get enough or missed seeing it altogether. (On closing night, we literally
ran out of chairs - one of which was given to a small dog!)
Our
Mythical Voices for Our Time Project has turned into
an ongoing five to possibly six year project: There are many good scripts still
"sitting on the back burner". These could be produced as part
of another One-Act Festival when time, venue and finances will allow.
We
usually alternate new original works with classics that are not often performed.
We are currently looking at works by William Saroyan, George S. Kaufman or Bertolt
Brecht/Kurt Weill's great musical, The Threepenny Opera.
Our
fundraising team is hard at work for our upcoming seasons including a possible
co-production of Vatzlav
for a provincial or international tour down the road. Come on over to our Virtual
Café and consider buying us "coffee" - where in return
you'll receive a tax-deductible receipt, a valuable live link to a website or
blog of your choice, free tickets and much, much more!
