Rumble Productions

Rumble Productions presents

Trailer - Tremors Festival 2012 from Rumble Productions on Vimeo.

April 10 – 28, 2012
at The Cultch (1895 Venables St) and at Little Mountain Gallery (195 East 26th Ave)

Individual Tickets from $15 + s/c
Festival passes also available - $40 + s/c
Contact the box office at tickets.thecultch.com or 604.251.1363

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Rumble Productions’ emerging arts festival returns to showcase contemporary works created by some of Canada’s most innovative new companies. This season’s presentations include:

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
by Stephen Adly Guirgis

Produced by Pound of Flesh Theatre
in association with Pacific Theatre and Neworld Theatre
Presented by The Cultch and Rumble Productions

April 10 - 21, 8PM
(Preview - April 10; Matinee - April 14 & 21, 2PM)
The Historic Theatre at The Cultch
*Warning: Strong Language

Talk-backs:
April 14 - 4:30pm
April 17 - 10:30pm
Stay around after the show for a chance to meet the creative team, ask questions and find out what goes on behind the scenes. Facilitated by Artistic Producer Stephen Drover.

“[The Last Days of Judas Iscariot] makes most contemporary plays seem safe, timid and dull, and reminds us of what is missing not only from 99 percent of our drama but from 99 percent of our lives - a sense of spirituality and of mystery” - The Telegraph

Halfway between Heaven and Hell, in a place called Hope, history’s most infamous sinner stands trial. In a court room that’s as much ghetto as gospel, the witnesses are called – Mother Teresa, Pontius Pilate, Sigmund Freud, a foul-mouthed Saint Monica, a high school football coach, a handful of Jesus’ disciples – to decide questions of forgiveness, mercy, and eternal damnation.

Wildly funny and scathingly provocative, this production will be a full mounting of Pound of Flesh Theatre and Pacific Theatre’s critically acclaimed staged reading in 2009.

Written by Stephen Adly Guirgis | Directed by Stephen Drover | Featuring Bob Frazer, Marci T. House, Anthony F. Ingram, Kyle Jespersen, Carl Kennedy, Michael Kopsa, Kevin McNulty, Dawn Petten, Ron Reed, Todd Thomson, Katharine Venour, Adrienne Wong, Marcus Youssef and Beatrice Zeilinger| Set & Costume Design by Drew Facey | Sound Design by Michael Rinaldi | Lighting Design by Itai Erdal | Production Management by Heather Lindsay | Stage Management by Lois Dawson | Assistant Stage Management by Christie Maxson | Assistant Direction by Ian Farthing | General Management by Michael Fitzpatrick

ABOUT POUND OF FLESH THEATRE:
Pound of Flesh Theatre endeavours to bring life to classics, past and present. It is interested in producing plays that are both rooted in myth and that have contributed to the mythical landscape of our society. They want to question perceptions of classical theatre and find the pulse, rhythm in the plays that contribute enormously to our cultural identity while, at the same time, freeing them from the confines of traditional staging. They want to push the boundaries of classical interpretation, approaching classics not as literature but as events.

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot is presented with the generous support of The Cultch, Pacific Theatre, Neworld Theatre, Canada Council, BC Arts Council, Vancouver Foundation, Arts Fact and Hamber Foundation.

Giant Invisible Robot
by Jayson McDonald

Produced by Stars and Hearts

April 17 – 21, 8PM
(Matinee - April 21, 2PM)
Vancity Culture Lab at The Cultch

Talk-backs:
April 20 - 9:00pm
Stay around after the show for a chance to meet the creative team, ask questions and find out what goes on behind the scenes. Facilitated by Artistic Producer Stephen Drover.

“Believe the hype: this is one invisible robot that deserves to be seen.” - Winnipeg Sun

Russel is a terminally shy young man who’s had one imaginary friend all his life. Unfortunately, that imaginary friend is a Giant Invisible Robot programmed to destroy. Join Russel as he attempts to find love, bury the past, and prevent his Giant Robot from destroying Earth’s cities one by one.

Winner of the Georgia Straight Critics’ Choice Award – Vancouver Fringe 2011

Written and Performed by Jayson McDonald | Directed by Scott Holden

ABOUT STARS AND HEARTS:
From London, Ontario, Jayson McDonald is the Artistic Director of Stars and Hearts and The Natural Broadcasting Company, as well as a founding member of alt-sketch group Fully Insured. He is the creator and writer of the long-running radio-noir parody The Boneyard Man, seen across Ontario on Rogers Television. He’s received a Special Merit award in the Theatre BC National Playwriting Competition, and five London Brickenden Theatre Awards.

Endgame
by Samuel Beckett

Produced by Main Street Theatre

April 18 – 28, 7PM
(Preview - April 18; Late Show - April 27, 10PM)
Little Mountain Studios (195 East 26th Ave at Main)

Talk-backs:
April 25 - 8:30pm
Stay around after the show for a chance to meet the creative team, ask questions and find out what goes on behind the scenes. Facilitated by Artistic Producer Stephen Drover.

Praise for their 2010 production of A Lie of the Mind: “Main Street Equity Co-op has done it again… The performances here are remarkable” - Jerry Wasserman, Vancouverplays

The setting for Endgame is a bare, partially underground room, serving as shelter for Hamm the master, Clov his servant, and Hamm’s father and mother, Nagg and Nell (who live in garbage cans). Hamm is in a wheelchair and makes Clov move him around the room, fetch objects, and look out the window for signs of life. Outside all seems dead and nothing happens. Inside, the characters pass the time mortifying each other and toying with fears and illusions of a possible change, all along sensing the inevitability of their end. Main Street Theatre continues their exploration of contemporary classics in intimate settings with their much-anticipated mounting of Beckett’s masterpiece.

Written by Samuel Beckett | Directed by Stephen Malloy | Featuring Ryan Beil, Josh Drebit, Daryl King and Sasa Brown | Designed by Stephen Malloy | Stage Management by Patrick Keating

ABOUT MAIN STREET THEATRE:
Main Street Theatre is a Vancouver based theatre company dedicated to producing contemporary classic plays in an intimate environment with a focus on storytelling. With four hit shows and 11 Jessie nominations under their belt, the company is ready to surprise Vancouver audiences again.

Endgame is presented with the generous support of Barefoot Wine and Red Truck Brewery.

A Last Resort
Devised by Camille Gingras and Candelario Andrade

A Rough House Production

Developed in association with Rumble Productions with support from the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts

April 24 – 28, 8PM
(Matinee - April 28, 2PM)
Vancity Culture Lab at The Cultch

Talk-backs:
April 26 - 9:00pm
Stay around after the show for a chance to meet the creative team, ask questions and find out what goes on behind the scenes. Facilitated by Artistic Producer Stephen Drover.

In 2004, video artist Candelario Andrade left his home in Mexico and set off in search of a new life. That same year, playwright Camille Gingras returned to Canada as a last resort. An intimate multimedia performance, A Last Resort explores the lengths two people will go for that perfect life just beyond the horizon.

A Last Resort is the newest work from the creators of the award-winning Tiny Apocalypse, which debuted at the 2008 TREMORS Festival.

Praise for their 2008 TREMORS hit Tiny Apocalypse: “This is superior theatre — brave, clever, well-conceived and well-executed. There’s nothing tiny about this apocalypse” -Victoria Times Colonist

Devised and Performed by Camille Gingras and Candelario Andrade | Directed by Lois Anderson | Production Design by John Webber | Music Composed by David Mesiha | Additional Videography by Mike Bernard | Stage Management by Samara Van Nostrand | Voice over by David Petersen | Outside eye- Dana Gingras

ABOUT ROUGH HOUSE PRODUCTIONS:
Rough House builds, produces and tours new interdisciplinary works for theatre that playfully reflect the absurdities of contemporary culture. They actively bring together emerging and established artists from diverse artistic disciplines and backgrounds to construct innovative, thought-provoking productions that engage audiences through the humanity of live performance.

A Last Resort is presented with the generous support of The Theatre Centre, Youssef-Warren Foundation, Koerner Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, BC Arts Council and City of Vancouver.

BOX OFFICE INFORMATION:

Tickets for Giant Invisible Robot, Endgame and A Last Resort:
$15 + service charges

Tickets for The Last Days of Judas Iscariot:
From $16 + service charges

Festival passes:
$40 + service charges
Pass includes 3 tickets to either Giant Invisible Robot, Endgame or A Last Resort - one for each show or mix & match! Plus, TREMORS passholders receive a special 20% discount on a ticket for The Last Days of Judas Iscariot.

Tickets are available for purchase at The Cultch Box Office
Online: tickets.thecultch.com
Phone: 604.251.1363
In-person: 1895 Venables St, Vancouver

SHOWCASE

Sunday, April 15, 8PM
The Vancity Culture Lab at The Cultch
Audience admission is FREE!

Come support the young artists who’ll soon be shaking up the theatre scene! The TREMORS Showcase features original monologues, scenes and experiments by emerging actors and writers who have been “out there” for a maximum of 5 years. A lively, social alternative to auditions, the showcase brings together artistic directors and producers with emerging artists and, of course, the audience members. The evening will feature each artist’s original work in a low pressure, fun, anything goes atmosphere. Grab a beer at the bar and join us!

To view the call for performers, click HERE. If you wish to perform in SHOWCASE, please contact producer Heather Lindsay at hlindsay@rumble.org to register.
 

WORKSHOCKS!
Free workshops for high school students!

WHEN: Saturday, April 21st & Sunday April 22nd

FREE!! limited amount of participants, so register early!

An opportunity for high school students (grades 8-12) to strengthen their performance, writing and collaboration skills, have a great time and see some awesome theatre! Led by the professional theatre artists performing in the TREMORS Festival, these three workshops aim to inspire and give new tools to students who are looking to and/or thinking about pursuing a career in theatre and the arts. PLUS, continue on with us after the workshops for group lunch, dinner & a show in the TREMORS Festival!

To see the current schedule for WORKSHOCKS click HERE.

HOW TO SIGN UP:
Please email producer Heather Lindsay at hlindsay@rumble.org to confirm your name on the workshop list, as well as the other events you would like to attend. We look forward to having Vancouver’s high school students involved in TREMORS!
 

TREMORS is presented with the generous support of: