Eight Men - contemporary productions

Wed Jun 2 13:31:24 EDT 2010

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.

Here are a couple of other reviews of the first iteration of the Praxis
project at the Toronto Fringe last year:

 *Tim Buck 2* 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.  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.  Though the drama of the writing could be
more gripping, the performances are vibrant and committed under Michael
Wheeler’s direction.
*NNN* Jon Kaplan

http://torontoist.com/2009/07/fringe_2009_to_tim_buck_2_and_back.php

Best Regards,

Aislinn

On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 1:10 PM, <mjd707 at mail.usask.ca> wrote:

> Sorry, I accidentally hit send before I finished. The site for the review
> of Tim
> Buck 2 is
> http://www.eyeweekly.com/fringe/article/64267
>
> Aislinn has already given the listserv current contact and website info on
> the
> current Section 98 project.
>
> Thanks again to everyone who wrote.
>
> Moira
>
> Quoting mjd707 at mail.usask.ca:
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > First, my thanks to everyone who responded to me. I also promised I`d
> share
> > the
> > information I got with the whole listserv.
> >
> > The 1983 production was produced by Popular Projects Society and directed
> by
> > Rose Adams.
> >
> > At the 2009 Fringe,Praxis Theatre, a group that Aislinn is active in did
> an
> > adaptation of the play that led to the current Section 98 project. In her
> > words:
> >
> > "We created a show called Tim Buck 2 for last year's Fringe
> > Festival, which used the Eight Men Speak script as performed by the
> members
> > of the Progressive Arts Club (some of our actors played actual historical
> > PAC members, others were fictionalised) and the script was intertwined
> with
> > scenes from other moments in Canadian history where the issue of civil
> > rights was brought into question.  Our work was then picked up to be part
> of
> > Harbourfront Centre's HATCH season this year, and it became Section 98.
>  We
> > still used a portion of Eight Men Speak, and the story of Tim Buck, but
> the
> > full script played less of a role in the show, as we also created
> sections
> > about the FLQ crisis in the 70s and a number of sections about the modern
> > era.`
> > A review of Tim Buck 2 and audience response to it can be found at:
> >
> >
> > Quoting Aislinn Rose <aislinnrose at GMAIL.COM>:
> >
> > > Hi Everyone,
> > >
> > > I wanted to send the below information along to you, not necessarily as
> an
> > > invitation to the Workshop Presentation (unless of course, you're
> > > interested), but more as an invitation to look in on our process.  We
> have
> > > been experimenting with an idea we're calling "Open Source Theatre",
> > whereby
> > > we have been posting our research methodologies and our materials
> online as
> > > they have developed.  Most recently, we offered our readers a piece by
> > > Vancouver Poet Laureate, Brad Cran, and asked them to submit artistic
> works
> > > based on that piece for possible inclusion in our presentation... in
> true
> > > open source fashion.
> > >
> > > Given that *Section 98* looks at the history of Civil Rights issues in
> > > Canada, and is experimenting with a whole new way of creating theatre,
> I
> > > thought it might be of particular interest to those of you on this
> list.
> > >
> > > Here's what some educators have said:
> > >
> > > "As a writer, actor, and supply teacher (hoping to have my own class
> > soon!),
> > > I think this process is extraordinarily valuable, with respect to the
> arts,
> > > cultural and political communities, and students of all ages. I would
> love
> > > to integrate this process and blog into my future high school history
> > > classes–or drama classes. The cross-curricular potential is limitless."
> > >
> > > " Just keep me in the loop because I find this process fascinating &
> > > informative."
> > >
> > > Here <http://praxistheatre.com/upcoming-shows/> is a link to our Open
> > Source
> > > page for *Section 98 *with links to all of our Open Source postings.
> > >
> > >
> >
> Here<
> http://praxistheatre.com/2010/03/section-98-open-source-entry-5-i-believe-in-the-power-of-you-and-i/
> >is
> > > a link to our most recent post featuring Brad Cran's "2010 Handbook
> > > for
> > > Entering Canada.
> > >
> > > I look forward to questions, and/or comments of all kinds.  I can be
> > reached
> > > at aislinnrose at gmail.com, or (please) feel free to comment on the Open
> > > Source entries themselves as we want to encourage as much dialogue as
> > > possible.
> > >
> > > More about *Section 98* itself can be found in the invitation below.
> > >
> > > Warm Regards to you all,
> > >
> > > Aislinn Rose,
> > > Open Source Project Leader &
> > > Script Supervisor
> > >
> > > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > > From: Praxis Theatre <michaelwheeler at praxistheatre.com>
> > > Date: Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 2:42 PM
> > > Subject: Section 98 - 1-Night Only Workshop Presentation - March 13th @
> > > Harbourfront
> > > To: Aislinn <aislinnrose at gmail.com>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >     [image: Prax_logo_and_section_98_banner]
> > >
> >
> <
> http://go.madmimi.com/redirects/ea3d5d5914c725a743b0b3544ce90811?pa=753221905
> >
> > >
> > > A work-in-progress presentation of Section 98 will occur at
> Harbourfront's
> > > Studio Theatre on Saturday March 13 @ 8pm as part of HATCH
> > > *You're Invited!!* *TO A SPECIAL WORK IN PROGRESS PRESENTATION OF*
> *Section
> > > 98*
> > >
> > > Part of Harbourfront Centre's HATCH: emerging performance projects.
> > >
> > > *Praxis Theatre presents an open-sourced, interactive,
> > > work-in-progress*that uses performance and technology to explore and
> > > debate individual and
> > > civil rights in Canada. The production invites you to participate with
> your
> > > cell phone or PDA during the presentation, and online before or after
> the
> > > performance at praxistheatre.com.
> > >
> > > *Section 98 seeks an immediate relationship with the here and now* by
> > > drawing inspiration from forms of political theatre of the past and
> > > juxtaposing them with the present day. The production focuses on 1930s
> > > Communist theatre artists in Toronto, 1970s FLQ activists in Montreal,
> and
> > > reserves a portion of the performance to concern contemporary civil
> rights
> > > issues.
> > >
> > > In this workshop Praxis Theatre will be exploring the testimony given
> to
> > the
> > > *Special Committee on the Canadian Mission in Afghanistan* November
> 25th,
> > > 2010 as well as civil rights issues that come to light following the
> > > exhaustion of a billion dollar security budget for the *2010 Olympic
> > > Games*in Vancouver.
> > >
> >
> <
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> >
> > >
> > > Buy Tickets
> > >
> > > *Click on the ticket to buy a ticket* (Or call 416-973-4000)
> > >
> >
> <
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> > >
> > > Engage with the show
> > >
> > > *Click the PDA to explore and engage with Open Source Theatre*
> > >
> >
> <
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> > >
> > > Learn about HATCH
> > >
> > > *Click the HATCH logo to learn more about the HATCH program,
> participants,
> > > and what's going on this season*
> > >
> >
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> > >
> > > Read the press release
> > >
> > > *Click the Harbourfont Logo to read the Press Release for Section 98*
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