2009-10 Season

The Department of Theatre @ UVic is proud to present another season of innovative, wide-ranging theatre you won't find anywhere else in Victoria.

Josephine Knot | Romeo & Juliet | Problem Child | Studio Series | Wreckage

spotlight on alumni:
The Josephine Knot
October 15 – 24, 2009
By Meg Braem
Produced by Theatre BOMBUS

Twenty-five-year-old Samantha and her father travel home for the wake of her grandmother. Through the tensions and memories about family heirlooms, Samantha learns more about the meaning of family than she ever thought possible and discovers anew the ties that bind. Often considered the perfect knot, the Josephine knot joins two ropes together as one. Nominated for best new play by the critics’ choice "Spotlight Award".

N.B. A sign language interpreter will be provided for the October 24, Saturday matinee at 2pm.

Romeo & Juliet
November 5 – 21, 2009
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Brian Richmond (Professor, UVic Theatre)

Shakespeare’s enduring and tragic love story about two “star-crossed lovers” who struggle against the prejudices of their feuding families, the Capulets and Montagues. Peace and unity in Verona ultimately come at the price of the young lovers’ lives. Adapted numerous times for stage and film, including its incarnation as West Side Story, this romantic tale continues to offer valuable insights for the political and cultural differences of our world. Advisory: Possible nudity.

Problem child
February 18 – 27, 2010
By George F. Walker
Guest Director Michael Shamata (Artistic Director, Belfry Theatre)

Confined to a hotel room, a desperate and dysfunctional couple tries to put their past drug abuse and prison terms behind them in order to regain custody of their baby. Walker is one of Canada’s most prolific and popular playwrights, best known for his fast-paced black comedies that satire the woes of contemporary culture under the pressures of capitalism. Advisory: Strong language

N.B. A sign language interpreter will be provided for the February 27, Saturday matinee at 2pm.

Festival of Innovative and New Drama
2010 Studio series
March 4, 5 & 6 , 2010
A series of staged readings of one-act plays written by emerging playwrights from the Department of Writing and performed and directed by Theatre Students. Celebrate our energetic, local talented artists! Choose one play or stay for the entire, action-packed evening.

Wreckage
March 18 – 27, 2010
By Sally Stubbs
Directed by Fran Gebhard

It’s 1949 and Violet inherits an old red suitcase by a mysterious gentleman who says he knew her long-lost mother. Inside she finds a diary and journeys into the past, discovering the complicated truths about her family -- a 1920s drug cartel headed up by a woman named “Momma” and a horrific train wreck that changed their lives. Wreckage was first produced by New West Theatre in 2005 and partially adapted into a short film.
Advisory: Mature subject matter, strong language

 

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