Ramshackle Improv

The last Friday of each month we’re hosting a short evening of improv at our shack in the bush.  Seating is limited so if you’d like to come please drop us a line @ ramshackletheatre@gmail.com.

80′s IMPROV

In the spring of 2012 we’re putting  all of your favourite 1980′s television shows on the stage.  First up: The A Team.

See Winluck Wong as Mr. T.  Anthony Trombetta as Hannibal.  Brian Fidler as Murdock.  Erica Bigland as Face.  Plus special guest stars including George Maratos, Vanessa Marshak, and maybe you, if you want to be involved.

Can you do a killer Mr. Drummond impression?  Can you channel your inner Bruno Gerusi?  Are you a dead ringer for Tuti?  Drop us a line.

Come out dressed in your best 80′s outfit! You’ve never seen reruns like this.  Keep your eyes peeled for details on the show!

Syphilis: A Love Story

Written by Peter Jickling

Directed by Brian Fidler

Syphilis:  we’ve got it, you want it!  Playwright Peter Jickling’s tale of a misguided writer whose attempts to write a groundbreaking pamphlet on syphilis but  finds love instead will be hitting the Canadian Fringe this summer. After an amazing run this spring to sold out audiences in Whitehorse we’re taking this show on the road.

So far we’re locked into the biggest fringe in Edmonton and are waiting to hear about several others.  We’re staying in the west this summer so look for us in Calgary, Victoria and Edmonton!

COMING NEXT SEASON…

Broken

Dates:  TBA

A co-presentation with Nakai Theatre at the Yukon Arts Centre

Directed by Maiko Bae Yamamoto

Written and Performed by Brian Fidler

William has a cardboard box of his late Grandfather’s things:  an old hat, a carousel of ancient slides and a broken camera: junk to anyone else but him.  As he sorts through the box, the story of the turbulent year that wrenched his life apart unfolds.

Through physical theatre, found object puppetry and straight up storytelling this  one-man play about memory, aging and the bond between a Grandfather and Grandson, conveys a universal experience through a very personal story.

About the development of  Broken

The idea was to create a show about Alzheimer’s disease through the animation of broken objects.  We wanted to tell the story of a grandfather and a grandson and the effect of Alzheimer’s on their relationship.

We began developing Broken in 2009 with the assistance of Nakai Theatre.   We have  performed a workshop presentation at Nakai Theatre’s Pivot Festival and workshoped the story at Playwright’s Theatre Centre’s The Colony.

Broken will be presented in the fall of 2012 as a co-presentation with Nakai Theatre.