2011-12 Season

spotlight on alumni*:
Love Kills
October 13 – 22, 2011
By Kyle Jarrow
Produced by Theatre Inconnu
Directed by Clayton Jevne

From the Obie Award-winning playwright, this critically acclaimed rock musical blends music and drama for a thought-provoking examination of the criminal and psychological aftermath of two teenage lovers following their shooting spree. Embroiled into this real life saga, based on the 1958 murders by Charlie Starkweather, are the small town sheriff who detains them and his wife, as all four are forced to examine their own humanity and assume responsibility for their actions. Advisory: Partial nudity, mature subject matter and strong language.

REVIEWS:

"… a compelling and entertaining production. Jarrow forces us to consider that spree killers are people too… he merely advocates for humaneness and open-mindedness. And that's never a bad thing." Times Colonist

"Love Kills… and it rocks too!" "Go see it; you may not come out humming, but you certainly won't be disappointed." Monday Magazine (Top Pick, Nominated for M Award for Best Musical)

*The Spotlight on Alumni program invites our graduates to present their current work at the Phoenix Theatre

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Rookery Nook
November 3-19, 2011
By Ben Travers
Directed by Bindon Kinghorn

Fast paced and full of witty repartee, this stylish 1920s British farce is comparable to the comedies of Traver's contemporary, Noel Coward. On holiday at the Somerset seaside, two fun-loving young friends, Gerald and Clive, get caught in a tangled web of silly white lies and flirtatious innuendos. But what's a gentleman to do when a pretty girl arrives in wet pyjamas seeking protection and a shoulder to cry on? With tyrannical Nosey Parkers for relatives and neighbourhood busybodies lurking in the kitchen (with the cat!), Gerald could find his six-week old marriage in the lurch!

 

Eurydice
February 16 -25, 2012
By Sarah Ruhl
Directed by MFA Candidate, Jeffrey Pufahl

Award-winning playwright Sarah Ruhl boldly reimagines the classic myth of Orpheus through the eyes of its quirky heroine, Eurydice. Dying too young on her wedding day, Eurydice is reunited with her long-lost father in the whimsical, Mad-Hatter realm of the underworld, complete with singing stones and a creepy overlord on his bicycle. Here, she struggles to recall fading memories of her life as both a bride and a daughter. Infused with the melancholy music of Orpheus, Eurydice is magical, a little menacing, but definitely compelling!

THE MAROWITZ HAMLET
March 15-24, 2012
By William Shakespeare & Charles Marowitz
Guest Director Charles Marowitz

What if one were to cut Shakespeare's masterpiece up into individual lines and piece it back together to tell the story anew? This would be a Marowitz play. Synonymous to a contemporary "mash-up," Marowitz doesn't re-write Shakespeare, but uses the existing lines to bring new insight and humour to speeches and characters' motives. An acclaimed playwright, director and critic, Marowitz has worked closely with the Royal Shakespeare Company, co-founded Encore Magazine and is a regular contributor to The New York Times, The London Times, Theater Week, and American Theater.