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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE PROGRAM<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.5pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">PRESENTS<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:16.5pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">UpStart 2018: Festival of Innovative Theatre<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">March 14-17 at 7:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">UpStart
</span></i></b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">is a bi-annual one-act play festival. This year, the festival will feature three exciting, new theatrical works created and realized by students.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Hamlet Reworked</span></i></b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"> adapted and performed
by <b>Gareth Potter*</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">The Game of String</span></i></b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"> written by alumna
<b>Jenn Addesso</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Hopscotch</span></i></b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"> written by
<b>Joanna Cleary<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">The performance will begin in the lobby of the Modern Languages building at 7:30pm with the first of three installments by
<b>Gareth Potter</b><i> </i>as Hamlet in <b><i>Hamlet Reworked</i></b><i>. </i>Set outside the traditional performance space, this solo presentation of a classic text reworked explores mortality, grief, and the nature of live theatre. By deconstructing and
reassembling Shakespeare’s Hamlet in a personal manner, what more can we learn about Shakespeare’s most famous play? The second installment will occur during intermission in the lobby, with the final installment closing the evening onstage.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Following his performance, the audience will move into the theatre for director
<b>Brooke Barnes</b>’ production of <b><i>The Game of String</i></b><i>.</i> <i><span style="color:black;background:white">The Game of String </span></i></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">explores
the relationship between how we curate ourselves on social media and who we are in reality. In the digital world, we find ourselves in competition with others. When we die, is the digital persona we leave behind authentic to who we really were?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Our second mainstage offering is,
<b><i>Hopscotch</i>,</b> directed by <b>Rebecca Reid</b>. </span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#222222;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Losing herself to the afterlife, Eva and her childhood friend, Chloe, revisit their shared
past and fight to keep memories of one another alive. Through honesty, pain, love, and hopscotch, they learn what it means to truly remember. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Originally an extracurricular event completely produced by students, the Theatre and Performance programme took over producing the bi-annual event in 2016 bringing
the event to the mainstage and increasing both the mentorship opportunities for students and the production values. With three new plays exploring the potent themes of reflection, connection, and loss, created and staged by some of the region’s most exciting
emerging artists, the 2018 UpStart Festival is certain to be an innovative and unforgettable evening of theatre<i>.
</i>Please note that all three plays include mature themes and are recommended for audiences ages 12+.</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Location<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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200 University Avenue West, Waterloo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Theatre of the Arts, Modern Languages Building<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">$15 General<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">$10 Students & Seniors<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">$5 eyeGO<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Box Office: 519-888-4908<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">For upcoming performances visit:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:11.0pt">* Gareth Potter appears with the permission of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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