UpStart Festival opens Thursday!

[Janelle]

UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO DRAMA DEPARTMENT PRESENTS

UpStart: Festival of Innovative Theatre

 

Run:               February 2, 3, 9, 10 at 7:00 p.m. AND February 4, 11 at
8:00 p.m.

Matinees:    February 4, 11 at 2 p.m.

 

"There are lots of young vital playwrights who are experimenting, and these
are the plays that people who are interested in the theatre should see. They
should go off Broadway. They should go to the cafe theatres and see the
experiments that are being made."  

-Edward Albee, WNBC TV interview, Jan. 9, 1966

 

UW Drama invites you to experience the wise advice of Edward Albee and
explore the performances of very talented artists through the 5th
installment of the UpStart: Festival of Innovative Canadian Theatre.  This
one-act play festival features the unique works of several young
playwrights, all of whom are also directing and, for some, acting in these
original plays.

 

The styles of each show differs amongst the playwright, giving a wide range
of genres throughout the festival.  Some shows will make you think while
others will have you grinning from ear to ear, and no night is the same as
another!  Here is a small glimpse of what you will witness in our festival:

Commedia de Burros (by Anthony Fick) will reveal the world of Pedro Angel, a
bumbling but incredibly good-in-the-sack hero.  Despite his prowess, he
hasn't figured out women.  Audiences will re-evaluate the importance they
place on youth, beauty, orgasms, and donkeys. ** Strong language & sexual
content

 

As Our Ghosts Will Say (by Connor Hughes) is the story of James and Olivia,
two friends who are divided by death. It is also the story of: Steven, a
young boy who never got to have a first communion; of Clem, a father who got
a second chance; of Ali, who wasted away in a hospital bed dreaming of the
soccer field; and of Savina, a grandmother who always put everyone else
first.  It is a ghost story in the truest sense of the phrase.  ** Strong
language

 

Anomaly (by Michelle Kestle) is a one-woman show that delves into the
concept of happy.  "I think it is brave to try to be happy. You've gotten so
comfortable being unhappy. Wouldn't it be wonderful to wake up in the
morning and choose to be happy?" ** Strong language & mature content

Through spoken word, movement and song, Life as a River (by Rebecca Steiner
& Kimberlee Walker) tells the story of two young women who set off on a
global journey with idealistic notions about what helping others looks like.
The people they meet and the questions they ask lead them to a stronger yet
more difficult, richer and yet more complex love than they ever imagined. 

 

These are My Words (by Leeanna Caligagan and the cast) is a collective
creation that explores some of the less discussed elements that rule our
lives. Inspired by a desire for understanding and connection, they delve
into the stories that unite us all. ** Strong language

 

Box Play (by Shaw Forgeron)  is a play that has nothing to do with math. **
Strong language & sexual content

 

Everyone knows the story of Superman, but what about through the eyes of his
best friend and room-mate?  Jimmy Olsen, Superman's Asshole best friend (by
Alex Hopf) details the adventures of Superman from his often over-shadowed
friend, Jimmy Olsen.  This one man show takes the stance that the reason
that Jimmy Olsen has been forgotten is because he is a notorious asshole.
**Strong language & mature content.

 

What do you get when four friends get together and put on a show about love?
You get long hours of rehearsals, lots of laughs, a few tears and no clue
what's going to happen on opening night.  Kiss and Make it Up (by Andreea
Hluscu & Zach Parsons) is an improv show created around the idea of
Valentine's Day - a day where the single people slow dance with plants, and
people in love become more hated than politicians. Come and watch four
improvisers as they use the audience's suggestions to create hilarious
scenes of love, lust, awkward firsts and the crazy world of relationships.
**Strong language & mature content.

 

 

Location

University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo

Hagey Hall - Studio 180

 

Tickets

For each evening or afternoon:

$10 General 

$6.99 Students & Seniors

Rush tickets: $5 (at door 5 minutes before opening)

Box Office: 519.888.4908

 

Visit http://dramaandspeechcommunication.uwaterloo.ca/09-10%20season.html

for the festival schedule.

Follow us on Twitter at #uwupstart 

Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/UWDramaDept

 



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