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Actoberfest to be held in Prince George |
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Written by Citizen staff
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Thursday, 02 October 2008 |
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In all, 10 plays will be presented by companies from across the province and in a format that allows festival pass holders to see all of them over roughly two days.
Bas Rynsewyn of the host theatre company, Serious Moonlight Productions, likened the festival to a smorgasbord of theatre.
"I really like one-act plays because it gives you lots of opportunities to see lots of different versions of life in just a short period of time," he said.
It's also an opportunity for theatre patrons to take in their share of whimsy and just plain way out.
For example, Edgeworx of Williams Lake, is performing The Tragical Comedy (or the Comical Tradegy) of Anthony Puncinello, His Wife, Associates and Miscellaneous Spiritual Entities. It's based on a graphic novel by Neil Gaiman and David McKean which in turn is based on Punch and Judy, and is both a puppet show and a real-life drama
And Rupert is about the mismatched pair of 13-year-old Lucy and her crude, sexist, swearing, porn-addicted -- and talking -- teddy bear Rupert, who must struggle to make sense of Lucy’s changing world as she is moves from adolescence into adulthood.
The play was written by Rebecca Strom of 591 Productions, who lived in Prince George but is now in Vancouver.
Serious Moonlight's entry is American Intelligence, written by David Quast, Mark Wheeler and Rynsewyn, about two bumbling top secret operatives and how their mishaps change the course of history.
The other performances are: Late Entry (Blind Mice Theatre Company, New Westminster); Hot Flashes: Revelations of the Dangerous Age (Fine Wine Productions, Maple Ridge); Something's in the Basement (Williams Lake Studio Theatre, Williams Lake); Street Talk (Leaping Thespians Theatre Company, Burnaby); The Death of Me (Moment In Time Productions, Dawson Creek); Krapp's Last Tape (Revelstoke Theatre Company, Revelstoke); and Panels (Limited Edition Theatre Co-op, Vernon).
Each of the plays lasts between a half-hour and an hour, "and if you don't like one, that's okay because the next one may be to you're liking. They're short so it's not a big deal," said Rynsewyn.
It's the second year the festival's being held -- the inaugural was held last year in Kelowna.
The plays will be held in two 100-seat rooms at the College of New Caledonia, so when one is over the audience can just move next door to see the next one. The festival begins with American Intelligence on Friday, Oct. 17 at 3 p.m. and ends with Late Entry on Saturday, Oct. 18, at 10 p.m.
Festival passes are $72 and let you see all 10 shows over the two days. Starting next week, tickets will be available at Books and Company, Studio 2880 and Meow Records. Tickets for individual plays are $8 each and available only at the door.
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