Pitch-perfect Pinter-esque humour with surprising heart - Paula Simons, Edmonton Journal
WORLD PREMIERE
Three months after the Fort McMurray Fire, a controversial call at a Peewee hockey game propels two couples into dangerous territory. A heartfelt dark comedy about two families, whose lives are intrinsically tied to Alberta’s boom and bust economy.
Featuring: Lora Brovold,Brandon Coffey, Louise Lambert & Christopher Schulz Directed by Bradley Moss Set & Costume Designer: Cory Sincennes Lighting Design: Scott Peters Composer/Sound Design: Darrin Hagen Stage Manager: Molly Pearson
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TALK-BACK NIGHT FRIDAY FEBRUARY 17, 2017 Followinfg the performance
TALK BACK BEGINS AT 9:30PM AND IS FREE OF CHARGE
Step into the post-game discussion with Bradley Moss, playwright Matthew MacKenzie and the cast/crew of Bust as they discuss brining the World Premiere play to The Roxy on Gateway. Don’t expect any simple “we gave 110%” answers, as the cast/crew along with the TN audience dive into the world of Bust. The talk-back will be held Friday February 17 following the performance – even if you’ve seen the show, you are invited to attend.
REDUCED TICKET PRICES FOR FORT MCMURRAY RESIDENTS
Theatre Network is offering a half-priced ticket deal for Fort McMurray residents and anyone affected by the fires in the summer of 2016. Just let us know when you purchase your tickets that you are a Fort McMurray resident. For more information feel free to contact the Theatre Network box-office 780 453 2440 or email boxoffice@theatrenetwork.ca
CAST & CREW
PUPPETEER
NICK DI GAETANO
Nick Di Gaetano is a multi-disciplinary artist and the Co-Artistic Director of Mi Casa Theatre (Ottawa, ON) with whom he has created the award-winning shows Countries Shaped Like Stars, Inclement Weather and LIVE/REVISED From the Belly of a Whale. Nick is also an improviser and musician who works regularly in both scripted and unscripted comedy. He’s done shows with Bad Dog Theatre, Bonspiel! Comedy, A Company of Fools, Crush Improv, The GCTC, The National Arts Centre, Rapp Battlez, Videofag, WhyNot! Theatre and ZOU Theatre. He is a graduate of Ecole Philippe Gaulier, The International School of Comic Acting and the University of Ottawa. Current projects include WOLF CHILD an interactive gothic-rock n’ roll school experience for 5-10 year olds, Unbridled Futurism a sci-fi music/comedy show and Edge of the Empire a live, arctic-themed dieselpunk graphic novel.
PUPPETEER/DIRECTOR
PITYU KENDERES
Pityu Kenderes is one of the founding co-artistic directors of the Old Trout Puppet Workshop. Pityu is a sculptor and painter and puppeteer, in live theater and for film. He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Nova Scotia College of Arts and Design, and a Graduate degree in Fine Arts from the University of Calgary.
PUPPETEER
VIKTOR LUKAWSKI
Viktor Lukawski is an international theatre artist, freelance instructor, and Artistic Director of ZOU Theatre Company. He is a graduate of Queen’s University and the École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq. As a company member of Wet Picnic in England, he has developed and performed new works abroad, specifically in the UK and France. He has taught workshops in collective creation, mime, clown, puppetry, and mask in universities and theatres across Canada and Europe. Other theatre includes: Ignorance, Famous Puppet Death Scenes (Old Trout Puppet Workshop), The Double, Shostakovich or 3 Days in Red (Bad New Days), Death and Gardening (Wet Picnic). Selected Directing: Business As Usual, Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo (ZOU), Consumer Circus (Theatre Passe Muraille). Upcoming: Ontario tour and NAC performances of The Double, further touring with the Old Trout Puppet Workshop throughout 2015.
