Bouche Theatre Collective

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Staged Reading: Porcupine

Staged Reading: Porcupine

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BoucheWHACKED! Theatre Collective and UpintheAir Theatre present

Winner of the Prix Michel-Tremblay and the 2010 Governor General Award

PORCUPINE (PORC-ÉPIC)

By David Paquet
Translated by Maureen Labonté
Staged by Rachel Peake*

Saturday, May 18th, 4:30pm
The Culture Lab, The Cultch
rEvolver Festival

Featuring Josette Jorge, Jesse Martyn*, France Perras*, Michael Rinaldi*‏,Stacie Steadman* and Jonathan Winsby*

Cassandra is beautiful, funny and lonely. On her birthday, she wants to be beautiful, funny and popular. So begins a desperate hunt for party guests, from the staff at the corner store to strangers on the street. Black humour and poetry combine in a festive tragedy as people clash and make love. Step one – Balloons.

*Appear courtesy of Canadian Actors Equity Association

Special Thanks to:
Ashby House B&B, Le Centre des Auteurs Dramatique, The Electric Company, PI Theatre, PTC, Theatre Conspiracy, UpintheAir Theatre

Special Thank you to our Supporters

Translation Workshop: NOUS VOIR NOUS (London, UK)

Translation Workshop: NOUS VOIR NOUS (London, UK)

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Nous voir nous
By Guillaume Corbeil
Translated by Jack Paterson
In Association with East 15 Acting School
(London, UK)

Workshop 1:
Featuring Roman Blomme, Owen Clark, Ming Hudson & Courtney Larkin

Workshop 2:
Featuring Vanessa Buckley, Kate Hunter, Aslam Husain, Lorena de La Parra & Sigmond Varga

“I’m not who you think I am
I’m just me”

Five characters reveal their lives and relationships though a series of social networking websites. Scene after scene, they shape and reshape their identities, seeking to prove their own uniqueness.

 

Installation: The List

Installation: The List

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West Coast English language premiere
2008 Governor General Award winning play

The List
By Jennifer Tremblay
Translated by Shelley Tepperman

Featuring France Perras
Directed by Jack Paterson

Set and Art by Moe Curtin
Sound by Jordan Watkins
Assistant Directed by Michael Gunion
Stage Managed by Anthony Liam Kearns

“…a mesmerizing performance…Director Paterson is exploring smaller and smaller spaces -and for The List that tightly focused space really works.” – Jo Ledingham, The Courier

“A provocative, seamless, and poignant piece of work. So wonderful of experience theatre in such a unique and very personal way.” – Gina Chiarelli, Jessie Award winer

A woman invites us into her life of meticulous order. While she was consumed with childraising and housekeeping, her neighbour, a mother of five, lost her life. What neglected task on her never-ending to do lists could have prevented the tragedy? A riveting contemporary tale in which the crucial and the ordinary are inextricably entwined.

Tuesday to Sunday, July 19 – 26, 2012 ● Neanderthal Festival The Cultch ● 1895 Venables St.
Limited Seating

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The List 1
The List 2
The List 3
The List 4
The List 5
The List 6
The List 7

[Show as slideshow]

The List Talk Back with actor France Perras and director Jack Paterson
Staged Reading: Rearview

Staged Reading: Rearview

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BoucheWHACKED! Theatre Collective and UpintheAir Theatre present

2010 Governor General Award Nominee

REARVIEW

Written and translated by Gilles Poulin-Denis
Staged by Heidi Taylor
Featuring David Mott

Sunday, May 19th, 4:30pm
The Culture Lab, The Cultch
rEvolver Festival

A hard-hitting play by Vancouver playwright Gilles Poulin-Denis. Guy is on the road and on the run. But what is he running from? A petty crime? Ghosts? His own life? Gilles Poulin-Denis’s “road-play” is a fascinating and lyrical journey into the night and self.

Special Thanks to:
Ashby House B&B, Le Centre des Auteurs Dramatique, The Electric Company, PI Theatre, PTC, Theatre Conspiracy, UpintheAir Theatre

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Special Thank you to our Supporters

Staged Reading: Howl Red

Staged Reading: Howl Red

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 BoucheWHACKED! Theatre Collective and UpintheAir Theatre present

HOWL RED

By Étienne Lepage
Translated by Chantal Bilodeau
Staged by Jack Paterson
The Culture Lab, The Cultch

Featuring Sam Dulmage, Patrick Mercado, Katherine Gauthier, Julia Henderson, David Mott, Gilles Poulin-Denis, Alexis Quednau, Damian Rumph and Troy Anthony Young.

“Howl Red has given me added insight into how we are the way we are, how we make choices, why we make choices, if there’s anything to life that isn’t mired in muck, and what I believe about faith and hope and humanity. Few pieces have ever made me this uncomfortable.”
– Kimberley Dawn, GVPTA Blog: A Collection of Voices

“Howl Red was one of the funniest plays I have ever seen (heard?). Thank you to all who brought this piece to Vancouver!”
– Scott Button, Audience Member

Ten characters caught on the spot, as if a spotlight was shone on a moment in their lives. They talk, they scream, they say everything they mean and a few things they don’t and then the door closes again. Controversial, gritty and often beautiful.

“All you need is a hint of butter ‘Cause those like me are best eaten raw”

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Special Thank you to our Supporters