Woyzeck
Director: Kathryn Smith
Doctor: Janah Holgate
Woyzeck: Sabine Burns
Synopsis
Franz Woyzeck, a lowly soldier stationed in a provincial German town, earns extra money for his family by performing menial jobs for the Captain and agreeing to take part in medical experiments conducted by the Doctor. When the Doctor instructs him to eat nothing but peas, Woyzeck begins mentally breaking down and experiencing a series of apocalyptic visions.
This broken down production of Woyzeck focused on sanity, false trust and the world of a deranged mind. Both male characters were played by female students, using a fly rail staircase as their set. The stairs represented ascent and descent into madness.
Doctor: Janah Holgate
Woyzeck: Sabine Burns
Synopsis
Franz Woyzeck, a lowly soldier stationed in a provincial German town, earns extra money for his family by performing menial jobs for the Captain and agreeing to take part in medical experiments conducted by the Doctor. When the Doctor instructs him to eat nothing but peas, Woyzeck begins mentally breaking down and experiencing a series of apocalyptic visions.
This broken down production of Woyzeck focused on sanity, false trust and the world of a deranged mind. Both male characters were played by female students, using a fly rail staircase as their set. The stairs represented ascent and descent into madness.
Cutgrass Carnival: Staged Reading
Director: Kathryn Smith
Playwright: Meg Braem
Project Overview
Cutgrass Carnival is currently in it's first draft by Canadian playwright Meg Braem who has also written Blood: A Scientific Romance (premiered at Sage Theatre's Ignite! Festival) and Exia. During a workshop at the University of Lethbridge, Cutgrass Carnival was given a staged reading of it's first draft under very minimal supervision.
Playwright: Meg Braem
Project Overview
Cutgrass Carnival is currently in it's first draft by Canadian playwright Meg Braem who has also written Blood: A Scientific Romance (premiered at Sage Theatre's Ignite! Festival) and Exia. During a workshop at the University of Lethbridge, Cutgrass Carnival was given a staged reading of it's first draft under very minimal supervision.
The Blue Light
Director: Kathryn Smith
Playwright: Mieko Ouchi
Set Design: Chloe Sando
Synopsis
Leni Riefenstahl, one hundred years old, is in the office of a young female Hollywood studio executive. Leni’s reason to be there is clear: to make one last desperate pitch to direct her first feature film in fifty years. A thought-provoking contemplation on art, politics, and the seduction of fascism, and a theatrical examination of a woman who danced one perfect dance with the devil and forever changed the way films are made.
The Blue Light was a final directing project for the University of Lethbridge. With the permission and minimal guidance of Mieko Ouchi, I took apart and pieced back together the script in a new fashion cutting it down to a half hour production. I used a minimal set and cross gender casting to provide new perspective on the characters of Hitler and Disney.
Playwright: Mieko Ouchi
Set Design: Chloe Sando
Synopsis
Leni Riefenstahl, one hundred years old, is in the office of a young female Hollywood studio executive. Leni’s reason to be there is clear: to make one last desperate pitch to direct her first feature film in fifty years. A thought-provoking contemplation on art, politics, and the seduction of fascism, and a theatrical examination of a woman who danced one perfect dance with the devil and forever changed the way films are made.
The Blue Light was a final directing project for the University of Lethbridge. With the permission and minimal guidance of Mieko Ouchi, I took apart and pieced back together the script in a new fashion cutting it down to a half hour production. I used a minimal set and cross gender casting to provide new perspective on the characters of Hitler and Disney.
Permission
Director: Kathryn Smith
Playwright: Camille Pavlenko
Set Design: Kathryn Smith
Synopsis
When Martin and Karen grow tired of their relationship, Karen suggests and unconventional approach to saving their marriage. Permission offers a clever commentary on the insecurities and anxieties of relationships.
Permission was awarded second place in the Terry Whitehead Playwrights prize in 2011 and went on to win Best Actress (Kelly Malcolm) and runner up Best Direction at the 2011 Alberta Provincial One Act Festival.
Playwright: Camille Pavlenko
Set Design: Kathryn Smith
Synopsis
When Martin and Karen grow tired of their relationship, Karen suggests and unconventional approach to saving their marriage. Permission offers a clever commentary on the insecurities and anxieties of relationships.
Permission was awarded second place in the Terry Whitehead Playwrights prize in 2011 and went on to win Best Actress (Kelly Malcolm) and runner up Best Direction at the 2011 Alberta Provincial One Act Festival.
Muse Control
Director: Kathryn Smith
Playwright: James Wade
Set Design: Emily Warlow
Costume Design: Ashley Goodridge
Lighting Design: Beverly Stadelmann
Synopsis:
Roy, a struggling author, is desperate to break his writer’s block. It seems his troubles are gone when his publisher and best friend reveals his source of inspiration that comes in the form of a creature known as a 'muse'. But Roy soon realizes he must be careful with this new found creativity when the muse proves to be more destructive than he appears. Reality is suspended and twisted as creative truths are exposed in this comedy about where inspiration really comes from.
Muse Control was the 2010 winner of the Terry Whitehead Playwrights Prize. It premiered at the University of Lethbridge in the 2010/2011 TheatreXtra season and received further praise after its first production.
Playwright: James Wade
Set Design: Emily Warlow
Costume Design: Ashley Goodridge
Lighting Design: Beverly Stadelmann
Synopsis:
Roy, a struggling author, is desperate to break his writer’s block. It seems his troubles are gone when his publisher and best friend reveals his source of inspiration that comes in the form of a creature known as a 'muse'. But Roy soon realizes he must be careful with this new found creativity when the muse proves to be more destructive than he appears. Reality is suspended and twisted as creative truths are exposed in this comedy about where inspiration really comes from.
Muse Control was the 2010 winner of the Terry Whitehead Playwrights Prize. It premiered at the University of Lethbridge in the 2010/2011 TheatreXtra season and received further praise after its first production.