COMING NEXT SEASON…

Broken

September 2012

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.  To William the box is a porthole into the turbulent year that wrenched his life apart.  It’s time to open the box.

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 workshopped 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.

RAMSHACKLE SEASON 2011/12

We’ve thrown together our ramshackle season.  Here’s what we’ve got…

Theatre in the Bush

September  24th, 2011.  One night only!

7 artists.  7 locations drawn from a hat.  All on 2 and 1/2 acres almost in the middle of nowhere.

You bring your flashlight, warm clothing and a flask.  We give you an evening of tromping around in the bush stumbling on theatre and random art.

The performers:

Dave Haddock

Claire Ness

Jordy Walker

Morgan Whibley

Mitch Miyagawa

Anthony Trombetta

Shauna Jones

It’s a choose your own adventure evening with 7 amazing installations and performances.  We made them, you find them.

For more info on Theatre in the Bush see SHOWS

Sci-Fi Double Feature

Low-fi, Sci-fi

Created by Brian Fidler and Edward Westerhuis

Sci-Fi Double Feature is an all ages cardboard puppet show  filmed and projected live on to the big screen, in order to create a one-take 1960s sci-fi B-movie.

This show is made almost entirely out of cardboard and tape, with a lot of the detailed work fashioned out of paper, string, wire, tape, and shish kabob sticks. By limiting the work to these materials, the show alludes to low-tech effects used in 1960s sci-fi b- movies. Think of the flying rocket ship held by a string, or meteorites made of scrunched tin foil. Sci-Fi Double Feature allows the audience to watch the large screen b-movie  or the  “making-of” as it unfolds on-stage.

Here’s the films we’ve created:

Attack of the Slime-O-Trons

Two intergalactic lovers must save earth from a hoard of vengeful invaders.

Last Day on Earth

A professor and his dog travel back in time on a quest to prove the existence of a three-headed dinosaur, only to find they’ve arrived minutes before an impending meteorite threatens mass extinction.

For more info on Sci-Fi Double Feature see SHOWS

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 Canada’s biggest fringe festival in Edmonton and are waiting to hear about several others.  We’re staying in the west this summer so hopefully you’ll see us in Calgary, Victoria and Edmonton!

For more info on Syphilis: A Love Story see SHOWS