The Eye review refers to a "fake play" script, but the reviewer is actually referring to the play Eight Men Speak, so I imagine she didn't realise we were using this real script as the through-line for Tim Buck 2.<br>
<br>Here are a couple of other reviews of the first iteration of the Praxis project at the Toronto Fringe last year:<br><br><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 12"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 12"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CPATRIC%7E1%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><link rel="Edit-Time-Data" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CPATRIC%7E1%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_editdata.mso"><link rel="themeData" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CPATRIC%7E1%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx"><link rel="colorSchemeMapping" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CPATRIC%7E1%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml"><style>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="listing-title"><b style="">Tim Buck 2</b> </span>This collective creation looks at the
repercussions of jailing 1930s Communist party leader Tim Buck under the
notorious Section 98, a post-Winnipeg General Strike law that redefined many
civil liberties as acts of sedition.<span style=""> </span>The
show regularly breaks the fourth wall to involve the audience, especially by
drawing contemporary parallels and staging a final debate on the legitimacy of
suspending the rights of the few for the supposed sake of the majority.<span style=""> </span>Though the drama of the writing could be more
gripping, the performances are vibrant and committed under Michael Wheeler’s
direction. <br>
<strong><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">NNN</span></strong>
Jon Kaplan</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://torontoist.com/2009/07/fringe_2009_to_tim_buck_2_and_back.php">http://torontoist.com/2009/07/fringe_2009_to_tim_buck_2_and_back.php</a></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Best Regards,</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Aislinn<br></p>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 1:10 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mjd707@mail.usask.ca">mjd707@mail.usask.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Sorry, I accidentally hit send before I finished. The site for the review of Tim<br>
Buck 2 is<br>
<a href="http://www.eyeweekly.com/fringe/article/64267" target="_blank">http://www.eyeweekly.com/fringe/article/64267</a><br>
<br>
Aislinn has already given the listserv current contact and website info on the<br>
current Section 98 project.<br>
<br>
Thanks again to everyone who wrote.<br>
<br>
Moira<br>
<div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
Quoting <a href="mailto:mjd707@mail.usask.ca">mjd707@mail.usask.ca</a>:<br>
<br>
> Hi everyone,<br>
><br>
> First, my thanks to everyone who responded to me. I also promised I`d share<br>
> the<br>
> information I got with the whole listserv.<br>
><br>
> The 1983 production was produced by Popular Projects Society and directed by<br>
> Rose Adams.<br>
><br>
> At the 2009 Fringe,Praxis Theatre, a group that Aislinn is active in did an<br>
> adaptation of the play that led to the current Section 98 project. In her<br>
> words:<br>
><br>
> "We created a show called Tim Buck 2 for last year's Fringe<br>
> Festival, which used the Eight Men Speak script as performed by the members<br>
> of the Progressive Arts Club (some of our actors played actual historical<br>
> PAC members, others were fictionalised) and the script was intertwined with<br>
> scenes from other moments in Canadian history where the issue of civil<br>
> rights was brought into question. Our work was then picked up to be part of<br>
> Harbourfront Centre's HATCH season this year, and it became Section 98. We<br>
> still used a portion of Eight Men Speak, and the story of Tim Buck, but the<br>
> full script played less of a role in the show, as we also created sections<br>
> about the FLQ crisis in the 70s and a number of sections about the modern<br>
> era.`<br>
> A review of Tim Buck 2 and audience response to it can be found at:<br>
><br>
><br>
> Quoting Aislinn Rose <<a href="mailto:aislinnrose@GMAIL.COM">aislinnrose@GMAIL.COM</a>>:<br>
><br>
> > Hi Everyone,<br>
> ><br>
> > I wanted to send the below information along to you, not necessarily as an<br>
> > invitation to the Workshop Presentation (unless of course, you're<br>
> > interested), but more as an invitation to look in on our process. We have<br>
> > been experimenting with an idea we're calling "Open Source Theatre",<br>
> whereby<br>
> > we have been posting our research methodologies and our materials online as<br>
> > they have developed. Most recently, we offered our readers a piece by<br>
> > Vancouver Poet Laureate, Brad Cran, and asked them to submit artistic works<br>
> > based on that piece for possible inclusion in our presentation... in true<br>
> > open source fashion.<br>
> ><br>
> > Given that *Section 98* looks at the history of Civil Rights issues in<br>
> > Canada, and is experimenting with a whole new way of creating theatre, I<br>
> > thought it might be of particular interest to those of you on this list.<br>
> ><br>
> > Here's what some educators have said:<br>
> ><br>
> > "As a writer, actor, and supply teacher (hoping to have my own class<br>
> soon!),<br>
> > I think this process is extraordinarily valuable, with respect to the arts,<br>
> > cultural and political communities, and students of all ages. I would love<br>
> > to integrate this process and blog into my future high school history<br>
> > classes–or drama classes. The cross-curricular potential is limitless."<br>
> ><br>
> > " Just keep me in the loop because I find this process fascinating &<br>
> > informative."<br>
> ><br>
> > Here <<a href="http://praxistheatre.com/upcoming-shows/" target="_blank">http://praxistheatre.com/upcoming-shows/</a>> is a link to our Open<br>
> Source<br>
> > page for *Section 98 *with links to all of our Open Source postings.<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
><br>
Here<<a href="http://praxistheatre.com/2010/03/section-98-open-source-entry-5-i-believe-in-the-power-of-you-and-i/" target="_blank">http://praxistheatre.com/2010/03/section-98-open-source-entry-5-i-believe-in-the-power-of-you-and-i/</a>>is<br>
> > a link to our most recent post featuring Brad Cran's "2010 Handbook<br>
> > for<br>
> > Entering Canada.<br>
> ><br>
> > I look forward to questions, and/or comments of all kinds. I can be<br>
> reached<br>
> > at <a href="mailto:aislinnrose@gmail.com">aislinnrose@gmail.com</a>, or (please) feel free to comment on the Open<br>
> > Source entries themselves as we want to encourage as much dialogue as<br>
> > possible.<br>
> ><br>
> > More about *Section 98* itself can be found in the invitation below.<br>
> ><br>
> > Warm Regards to you all,<br>
> ><br>
> > Aislinn Rose,<br>
> > Open Source Project Leader &<br>
> > Script Supervisor<br>
> ><br>
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>
> > From: Praxis Theatre <<a href="mailto:michaelwheeler@praxistheatre.com">michaelwheeler@praxistheatre.com</a>><br>
> > Date: Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 2:42 PM<br>
> > Subject: Section 98 - 1-Night Only Workshop Presentation - March 13th @<br>
> > Harbourfront<br>
> > To: Aislinn <<a href="mailto:aislinnrose@gmail.com">aislinnrose@gmail.com</a>><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > [image: Prax_logo_and_section_98_banner]<br>
> ><br>
><br>
<<a href="http://go.madmimi.com/redirects/ea3d5d5914c725a743b0b3544ce90811?pa=753221905" target="_blank">http://go.madmimi.com/redirects/ea3d5d5914c725a743b0b3544ce90811?pa=753221905</a>><br>
> ><br>
> > A work-in-progress presentation of Section 98 will occur at Harbourfront's<br>
> > Studio Theatre on Saturday March 13 @ 8pm as part of HATCH<br>
> > *You're Invited!!* *TO A SPECIAL WORK IN PROGRESS PRESENTATION OF* *Section<br>
> > 98*<br>
> ><br>
> > Part of Harbourfront Centre's HATCH: emerging performance projects.<br>
> ><br>
> > *Praxis Theatre presents an open-sourced, interactive,<br>
> > work-in-progress*that uses performance and technology to explore and<br>
> > debate individual and<br>
> > civil rights in Canada. The production invites you to participate with your<br>
> > cell phone or PDA during the presentation, and online before or after the<br>
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> ><br>
> > *Section 98 seeks an immediate relationship with the here and now* by<br>
> > drawing inspiration from forms of political theatre of the past and<br>
> > juxtaposing them with the present day. The production focuses on 1930s<br>
> > Communist theatre artists in Toronto, 1970s FLQ activists in Montreal, and<br>
> > reserves a portion of the performance to concern contemporary civil rights<br>
> > issues.<br>
> ><br>
> > In this workshop Praxis Theatre will be exploring the testimony given to<br>
> the<br>
> > *Special Committee on the Canadian Mission in Afghanistan* November 25th,<br>
> > 2010 as well as civil rights issues that come to light following the<br>
> > exhaustion of a billion dollar security budget for the *2010 Olympic<br>
> > Games*in Vancouver.<br>
> ><br>
><br>
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> > Buy Tickets<br>
> ><br>
> > *Click on the ticket to buy a ticket* (Or call 416-973-4000)<br>
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