The Russian Play and Essay kick off New Vintage Theatre91裸聊视频檚 fall Starry Nights theatre season from Sept.13-15 in a mysterious downtown Kelowna location.
Both one act plays are by Canadian indie sensation Hannah Moscovitch, dubbed the 91裸聊视频渄ark angel of Toronto theatre.91裸聊视频� Moscovitch has been nominated for the Governor General91裸聊视频檚 award for theatre excellence and won numerous awards for her compelling and controversial work.
The Russian Play is the story of a young woman who falls in love with a gravedigger in the shadow of the Stalinist regime and Essay centres around a heated debate between a teaching assistant and a professor about a young woman91裸聊视频檚 paper.
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Directed by Elana Bizovie, in collaboration with producer Angela Lavender, the cast features local favourites Laura Benty, Adam Weaver and Andrew Knudsen, with costumes by Perch Travelling Boutique91裸聊视频檚 Robyn Flinn.
91裸聊视频淚 find we look at people and we judge them for their lifestyle, their life choices, but we don91裸聊视频檛 know what brought them to make those choices,91裸聊视频� said Benty about her character in the Russian Play. 91裸聊视频淭his girl wants to tell her story so that people know why she made the choices she made.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淚n both roles I am playing something that is completely the opposite of who I am,91裸聊视频� added Knudsen. 91裸聊视频淚 am playing a misogynist and a KGB operative, some of the scenes get very intense. I am a high school teacher and the characters go against everything that I teach my kids so it is really interesting to play something so intense and so different.91裸聊视频�
Research for The Russian Play required the creative team to research accent, dance, food and then explore the modern politics of persuasion and gender dynamics in the academic world for Essay.
91裸聊视频淭he two shows are so separate from each other, but they have their similarities,91裸聊视频� explained Weaver. 91裸聊视频淚t has been a really interesting experience doing two types of shows. So, when you come in to see it hopefully you get something different out of both of them, but then hopefully the two of them have a theme overall that you can leave thinking about.91裸聊视频�
With the world at odds over Russian involvement in our political systems and the #MeToo movement, both plays are timely and gripping.
Just like the character Pixie in Essay, New Vintage director Elana Bizovie is very passionate about her 91裸聊视频減assion91裸聊视频� project.
91裸聊视频淪upporting work by Canadian playwrights is important, especially women playwrights. The entire production team is made up of women, and we91裸聊视频檙e telling women91裸聊视频檚 stories,91裸聊视频� said Bizovie.
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The 91裸聊视频渕ystery91裸聊视频� element of the Mystery Theatre project is a result of necessity. Faced with a shortage of venues for Sept., New Vintage sought out proposals back in March from company members who had an idea for a self-produced show that would allow them to challenge themselves artistically in a non-traditional venue. The details of the venue are kept secret and fully revealed once tickets are purchased.
Tickets for New Vintage Theatre91裸聊视频檚 plays The Russian Play and Essay running Sept.13 to 15 at 7:30 p.m. are $20 and available at or Prospera Place Ticket Office.
91裸聊视频淎dam and Andrew give me so much to work with, they are wonderful to act with, excellent performers,91裸聊视频� said Benty. 91裸聊视频淚f you want to see good acting, come and see those guys because they91裸聊视频檙e excellent.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淚 find that in the Okanagan especially we do a lot of light comedy-type shows so this is something different. It is intense, it has meaning behind it,91裸聊视频� added Knudsen. 91裸聊视频淭his show will have you talking when you leave the theatre.91裸聊视频�
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