Alumni News

August, 2010

As well as the Fringe (see Backstage Pass), our alumni have been busy across the country. Here's a selection of them and with recent reviews.

Blue Bridge Theatre had a sucessful summer season. Alumni and current students alike were part of the "Encore!" season of this new Victoria theatre company which "bridges" theatre artists by mentoring young emerging artists with those with national experience. Loot! (click to read reviews) featured Kholby Wardell (BFA '08). A Street Car Named Desire included Celine Stubel (BFA '02), Celine Richmond (BFA '08), Alex Plouffe (Wreckage) and Patricia Trihn (Romeo & Juliet, Medea). Hank Williams: The show he never gave featured Zachary Stevenson (BFA '03) as the talented Hank Williams. Designers for their shows this summer included Patrick du Wors (BFA '02), Nathan Brown (BFA '09), Kerem Çetinel (sessional instructor) and current student Patricia Reilly. Blue Bridge Theatre artistic producer and UVic professor Brian Richmond is now planning their 3rd season and is calling for input from the community to vote for their favourites plays. Head to their website to give them your ideas.

Atomic Vaudeville's Ride the Cyclone went to Toronto's Summerworks Festival this August to great reviews. Written by Jacob Richmond (with music and lyrics with Brooke Maxwell), and directed by Britt Small (MFA '04), the play features several alumni including Kholby Wardell (BFA '08), Rielle Braid (BFA '09), Carey Wass (BFA '08), Sarah Jane Pelzer (BFA '09) (shown right). The play received rave reviews from the Globe and Mail and was chosen as one of the best of the festival by Now Magazine.

ITSAZOO's summer show Robin Hood was held hold over this summer. Sebastien Archibald (BFA '07) reconceived this classic story into a modern-day political satire. Directed by Chelsea Haberlin (BFA '07), it includes lots of alumuni Kaitlin Williams (BFA '09), Katie Takefman (BFA '09) and Colby Wilson (BFA '07).