April 15 – 26, 2003
at Performance Works, Granville Island
The finest in fresh, homegrown theatre. Rumble's The Young & The Restless showcased two daring young companies and premiered two original Canadian plays.
then she
by Adam Cowart
a Shifting Point Theatre production
Set in present day Vancouver, then she tells the story of a husband and wife who must come to grips with the disappearance and possible murder of their daughter, and the subsequent impact it has on their relationship with those around them, and to each other. Conversations between characters are replayed over and over again. Multiple strains of dialogue are intertwined together to create a disorientated state that gives expression to the nightmarish world these characters have been plunged into. The lines between reality, fantasy and memory blur as the playwright weaves together a play that examines loss, love, and the outer regions of justice and personal civility.
Cast:
Heather Hare: Andrea Johnston
Dave Hare/Bill Strix: Andrew Olewine
Jordan: Paulo Ribeiro
Anne: Toni Rozylo
Tom Wright: Brendan Stitchman
The Woman: Adrienne Wong
Production Team:
Direction: David Gram
Snowman
by Greg MacArthur
a Section 8 Theatre production
Snowman is a darkly comic journey into a frozen, emotionally-barren landscape of ice and snow. Set in a remote community at the edge of a glacial sheet, the play is a psychological investigation into the lives of four characters struggling with issues of isolation and identity. Told in a series of interwoven monologues, the story delves into the lives of a young couple in their 30s and their teenage friend, as they eek out a marginal existence - cutting wood, watching porn, building snowmen. Cut off from society (and from themselves) they are all stuck in their own isolating existence.
The production earned six Jessie Richardson Theatre Award nominations, winning in the category of Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Derek Metz).
Cast:
Jude: Kevin MacDonald
Marjorie: Judy-Kay Marklew
Denver: Derek Metz
Kim: Erin Monahan
Production Team:
Direction: Craig Hall
Sound Design/Live Accompaniment: Robert Perrault
Lighting/Set Design: Yvan Morissette
