Theatre@York!
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In the post below, you will see tons of AMAZING content from the University of York Theatre Department. Submitted to us by Shawn Kerwin, a designer, faculty advisor and associate professor of Design at York University, everything featured in this post is created by students in the theatre department. Featured below is a gallery of images from the final dress rehearsal of ELIZABETH REX, the final production of Theatre@York’s 2019-2020 season, and a collection of three productions (full videos INCLUDED!) created in the Devised Theatre Program as part of the 2020 Devised Theatre Festival. ENJOY AND MARVEL! These are fantastic!
ELIZABETH REX by Timothy Findley, Theatre@York
All production photos taken by Jeremy Mimnagh
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ELIZABETH REX by Timothy Findlay - For more information about this amazing play, take a look at the show program featured in the gallery above!
BEN/BOY - Madison Baines
NED/BEATRICE - Quinn Finnigan
THE BEAR - Lilli Furfaro
PERCY/THE WATCH - Justin Harper
ELIZABETH - Cassandra Henry
STANLEY/SECOND MAN - Emily Herridge
TARDY - Kat Khan
HARRY - Davinder Malhi
MATT/CLAUDIO - Sanskruti Chandrasekar Marathe
HENSLOWE/FIRST MAN/FIGHT CAPTAIN - Michael Charles McNeil
JACK/BENEDICK - Reid Millar
CECIL - Giulia Pittiglio
MARGARET/TOM - Katia St. Jean
LUDDY/FRIAR FRANCIS - Anoja Vigneswaran
WILL - Christa Marie-Waugh
CREDITS:
DIRECTOR Ted Witzel
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Celeste LaCroix
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Amy Kingston
SET DESIGNER Hannah Stevens
COSTUME DESIGNER Ellie Koffman
LIGHTING DESIGNER Ella Theisinger
SOUND DESIGNER Julia Carrano
PROJECTIONS DESIGNER Emily Hughes
From the submission:
Elizabeth Rex, the final Theatre @York mainstage production of 2019/2020, was intended to open on Wednesday, March 18 in the Faire Fecan Theatre at York University. Directed by Ted Witzel, the production was created by student actors, designers, builders, technicians, production managers, stage managers, assistant directors, front of house managers; aside from Ted and Fight Director Simon Fon, everyone involved was an undergrad student from 1st year to 4th year. On Friday March 13, we made provisions to create a live stream single-view sharing of a dress rehearsal which took place on Sunday, March 15. After the dress rehearsal, the production was struck. The Department of Theatre is incredibly grateful to the Findley Estate for their permission to share the livestream, and to the Playwrights Guild of Canada for their help in arranging the special waiver with the Findley Estate within a very short window of time.
DEVISED THEATRE FESTIVAL
From the submission:
The Devised Theatre program at York teaches and coaches its students to create their own theatre from the ground up. In the first and second years in the program they are introduced and given the opportunity to explore multiple disciplines and types of theatre making. In the third and final year they are tasked with developing a festival and creating their own companies and shows with all of the skills and interests they have acquired. This year three new companies will emerge from the program: Triptych Theatre Collective, The Vector Regime, and Mind Yo’Business Productions.
The 2020 Devised Theatre Festival works to promote and create, exploring the theme of “escapism in the age of experience culture,” This concept is investigated through the content and development of the shows created by the participating companies. The festival works tirelessly through creative development, audience outreach, and the festival as a whole to create a welcoming space for artists and audiences to connect to not only the shows, but the Devised Theatre program.
The mandate to end public performances, and then the York University campus arrived shortly after the Festival opened on Tuesday, March 10th.Thought scheduled until Saturday, March 14th, it had to cancel the final performances of the show, and play to a half house on Friday, March 13th before striking as much as possible so that the buildings on the York campus could be closed.
GOODNIGHT, SUNNY - TRIPTYCH THEATRE COLLECTIVE
Goodnight, Sunny is a magic realism piece about two siblings, Jonathan and Jamie, and their imaginary friend, Sunny. Together they have one last adventure through fantastical worlds to say goodbye to their playroom and the best parts of childhood.
Triptych Theatre Collective is dedicated to creating new Canadian work that explores the life-long process of growing up and plays with ideas that distort and broaden the limits of reality that we think to be true.
Festival Production Manager - Olivia Zotti
Production Stage Manager - Monica Prendergast
Set Design by Jessica Balyk
Lighting Design by Julian Iacob
Video Design by Cameron Howey
Sound Design by Jacob Lin
Credits:
Jacob Hope - Creator (Jonathon)
Jayna Mees - Creator (Jamie)
Jade Silman - Creator (Sunny)
FIVE - MIND YO’ BUSINESS PRODUCTIONS
Five is an intermedial physical theatre piece that explores the parallels between reality and the virtual world. Four young women are trapped inside a video game where their race, gender, bodies and minds are used against them. Will they escape?
Mind Yo’ Business Productions: We’re loud, we’re proud, and we will be heard! We give light to the voices of those who are consistently overlooked. Our theatre company is composed of a diverse group of women with unique stories and perspectives. We are dedicated to creating a dialogue between different communities and safe spaces for all ideas to be heard. We recognize the marginalized.
Credits:
Festival Production Manager - Olivia Zotti
Stage Manager - Leanne Connor
Assistant Stage Manager/Board Operator - Hailey Perrualt
Assistant Stage Manager/Board Operator - Maddisyn “Madfish”’Fisher
Lighting Designer - Emily Currier
Lighting Designer - Michael Reynolds
Costume Designer - Thulacy Sriskantha
Dramaturg - Yifat Shaik
Dre Rivas - Creator/Projections/Set Designer (Sangre)
Mikalah Reid Beckette - Creator (Ayvon)
Ashley Murphy - Creator (Louisa)
Rachael Henfrey - Creator/Sound Designer (Napigsa)
Noah Sisson - The Voice Over
AUTO-NOMY - VECTOR REGIME
Auto-nomy is a seductive physical theatre piece about companion bots who gain sentience. This freedom forces them to face the power structures that oppress them. Through movement and a dark aesthetic we ask, what would you sacrifice for your freedom?
The Vector Regime is a Toronto-based company that is committed to creating new and inspiring work through movement and physical theatre. Our goal is to devise work that challenges and explores stereotypes, and addresses social issues through empowering young individuals. We offer new perspectives on what it really means to be a sentient in a world that has lost its humanity.
Festival Production Manager - Olivia Zotti
Stage Manager - Ola Mularczyk
Stage Manager - Madeline Delle Donne
Fight & Intimacy Director - Siobhan Richardson
Set Design - David Browne
Head of Props / Assistant Set Design - Brianna Jesus
Lighting Designer/Videographer - Fiona Vandermyden
Make-up Artist - Myles Bryan-Murray
Credits:
Eve Blondeau-Creator (E.V.E. 2080XL)
Taryn Waldorf- Creator (YesMasterT3000)
Innokenty Sviridov- Creator (Konstantin Schlyukhov)
Tasha Richards- Creator (T-Sha RoboHome 1950)
Rehan Lachporia - Choreographer/Dancer
Matteo Da Costa - Choreographer/Dancer
Carina Salajan - Choreographer
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