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SUMMARY:Flower Bed
DESCRIPTION:Written and performed by Noella Murphy\nFlower Bed is an accessible chronicle of chronic illness. Using puppets\, humour\, and visual art\, it creatively explores what life is like when your full-time job is Living With Pain. Noella Murphy is a clown\, a visual artist\, a theatre maker\, and a medical mystery. From a misogynistic healthcare system that ignores women’s pain to the struggles of being confined to your bed for months on end\, Noella reflects on the absurdity\, grief\, and transformation that comes with chronic illness\, creating a place to share her story and allow others to see their experiences reflected onstage. With two complementary components (an onstage performance and an interactive gallery show)\, this multidisciplinary piece is a visual spectacle\, a place for conversation\, and a pathway towards empathy for those who have dealt with any form of illness in their lives. \nDiscounted tickets are sold as a Double Bill with Archive of Loneliness\n \n\nFlower Bed Team\nNoella Murphy – Creator/Performer\nLou Campbell – Director/Dramaturg\nLaura Stinson – Puppet Designer/Puppeteer\nGinevra Syperek – Costume Co-designer\nAshley MacDonald and Susie Murphy – Costume Co-designers\nColleen Arcturus MacIsaac – Producer \nThank you to Arts Nova Scotia for their support of this project. \n ASL interpretation will be provided for the May 10th performance. \n         Childcare will be provided for this event. Please use this REGISTRATION FORM. \n\nBios\nNoella Murphy – Creator/Performer\nNoella Murphy (she/they) is a mad and disabled actor\, costume designer\, visual artist\, and all-around clown. She holds a BFA from NSCAD University\, and is an alum of Kinsale’s Wooden O Drama Program (Ireland). Despite an active visual arts practice of her own\, Noella is deeply interested in sharing art as a therapeutic tool\, and much of Noella’s professional career has been dedicated to working with folks with varying backgrounds\, disabilities\, young\, and old. Noella uses these various expertises\, as well as her background in clowning and visual art\, to explore deeper\, more challenging subject matter\, while simultaneously infusing these discoveries with light\, care\, and play. Visually\, Noella concentrates has been fascinated by the flora that surrounds her. Exploring realism with permission to choose unnatural size\, colours\, or different materials\, Noella never tires of botanical art and using her work to show the viewer a different perspective. Her pieces range from lino cuts\, etchings\, to watercolour on wood canvases with pen on top and more recently paint marker. Drawn to line and stippling\, the style ranges from realism to a more graphic approach.\n@noella_murphy \nLou Campbell – Director/Dramaturg\nLou Campbell (they/them) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Kjipuktuk/Halifax\, NS. Their practice traverses many mediums including performance\, clown\, stand-up\, drag\, poetry and sound. They create work that unpacks the inner workings of their own experiences\, usually manifesting in the open sharing of mortifying past mistakes. Their award winning solo show PRUDE premiered at EFT at the Stages festival. It has since toured across the country to festivals such as rEVolver\, High Performance Rodeo\, Outfest\, and Next Stage Festival. Lou also co-runs a cross-province collective based in Toronto and Halifax called Probably Theatre. This collective creates performance work devised from poetry\, and runs events and exhibitions that facilitate the creation of new work by other artists.⁠ Lou is thrilled to be working on Flower Bed. \nLaura Stinson – Puppet Designer/Puppeteer\nLaura Stinson (she/they) – Laura crafts images from both found and traditional materials. These creations become narratives\, characters and atmospheres in a variety of theatrical spectacles. She began her career in puppetry with Bread and Puppet Theater in 2016. After four years working as a touring member and subsequent resident puppeteer with the company\, Laura moved back to Mi’kma’ki and co-founded North Barn Theatre with Ian McFarlane in 2020. Alongside making work with North Barn she continues to collaborate with other artists as a performer\, designer and builder. She also shares her specialized knowledge by leading community workshops in both puppet construction and performance across the Atlantic region. She currently lives and works in Mi’kma’ki. \n \n\nFallow\nCome see Noella Murphy’s Fallow currently on exhibit in the lobby of the Bus Stop Theatre in conjunction with Flower Bed.
URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/flower-bed/2025-05-09/
LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Flower Bed
DESCRIPTION:Written and performed by Noella Murphy\nFlower Bed is an accessible chronicle of chronic illness. Using puppets\, humour\, and visual art\, it creatively explores what life is like when your full-time job is Living With Pain. Noella Murphy is a clown\, a visual artist\, a theatre maker\, and a medical mystery. From a misogynistic healthcare system that ignores women’s pain to the struggles of being confined to your bed for months on end\, Noella reflects on the absurdity\, grief\, and transformation that comes with chronic illness\, creating a place to share her story and allow others to see their experiences reflected onstage. With two complementary components (an onstage performance and an interactive gallery show)\, this multidisciplinary piece is a visual spectacle\, a place for conversation\, and a pathway towards empathy for those who have dealt with any form of illness in their lives. \nDiscounted tickets are sold as a Double Bill with Archive of Loneliness\n \n\nFlower Bed Team\nNoella Murphy – Creator/Performer\nLou Campbell – Director/Dramaturg\nLaura Stinson – Puppet Designer/Puppeteer\nGinevra Syperek – Costume Co-designer\nAshley MacDonald and Susie Murphy – Costume Co-designers\nColleen Arcturus MacIsaac – Producer \nThank you to Arts Nova Scotia for their support of this project. \n ASL interpretation will be provided for the May 10th performance. \n         Childcare will be provided for this event. Please use this REGISTRATION FORM. \n\nBios\nNoella Murphy – Creator/Performer\nNoella Murphy (she/they) is a mad and disabled actor\, costume designer\, visual artist\, and all-around clown. She holds a BFA from NSCAD University\, and is an alum of Kinsale’s Wooden O Drama Program (Ireland). Despite an active visual arts practice of her own\, Noella is deeply interested in sharing art as a therapeutic tool\, and much of Noella’s professional career has been dedicated to working with folks with varying backgrounds\, disabilities\, young\, and old. Noella uses these various expertises\, as well as her background in clowning and visual art\, to explore deeper\, more challenging subject matter\, while simultaneously infusing these discoveries with light\, care\, and play. Visually\, Noella concentrates has been fascinated by the flora that surrounds her. Exploring realism with permission to choose unnatural size\, colours\, or different materials\, Noella never tires of botanical art and using her work to show the viewer a different perspective. Her pieces range from lino cuts\, etchings\, to watercolour on wood canvases with pen on top and more recently paint marker. Drawn to line and stippling\, the style ranges from realism to a more graphic approach.\n@noella_murphy \nLou Campbell – Director/Dramaturg\nLou Campbell (they/them) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Kjipuktuk/Halifax\, NS. Their practice traverses many mediums including performance\, clown\, stand-up\, drag\, poetry and sound. They create work that unpacks the inner workings of their own experiences\, usually manifesting in the open sharing of mortifying past mistakes. Their award winning solo show PRUDE premiered at EFT at the Stages festival. It has since toured across the country to festivals such as rEVolver\, High Performance Rodeo\, Outfest\, and Next Stage Festival. Lou also co-runs a cross-province collective based in Toronto and Halifax called Probably Theatre. This collective creates performance work devised from poetry\, and runs events and exhibitions that facilitate the creation of new work by other artists.⁠ Lou is thrilled to be working on Flower Bed. \nLaura Stinson – Puppet Designer/Puppeteer\nLaura Stinson (she/they) – Laura crafts images from both found and traditional materials. These creations become narratives\, characters and atmospheres in a variety of theatrical spectacles. She began her career in puppetry with Bread and Puppet Theater in 2016. After four years working as a touring member and subsequent resident puppeteer with the company\, Laura moved back to Mi’kma’ki and co-founded North Barn Theatre with Ian McFarlane in 2020. Alongside making work with North Barn she continues to collaborate with other artists as a performer\, designer and builder. She also shares her specialized knowledge by leading community workshops in both puppet construction and performance across the Atlantic region. She currently lives and works in Mi’kma’ki. \n \n\nFallow\nCome see Noella Murphy’s Fallow currently on exhibit in the lobby of the Bus Stop Theatre in conjunction with Flower Bed.
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SUMMARY:The Huns by Matchstick Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Matchstick Theatre presents Michael Ross Albert’s play The Huns in Neptune Theatre’s Craig Boardroom. A cutting office comedy and nuanced exploration of today’s working world\, The Huns is the first piece of Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax’s new MOMENTUM programming. From August 26th to September 7th\, experience the Atlantic Canadian premiere of one of the country’s most exciting new playwrights. \nThree employees of a tech company—Shelley (Katerina Bakolias)\, Pete (Liam Fair)\, and Iris (Gil Anderson)—meet for an emergency conference call. Their office has been robbed and essential equipment is missing\, with Gen-Seven set to launch ON MONDAY! The three co-workers have their bosses and colleagues on the line—WHAT COULD GO WRONG?!  \nThe Huns is directed by Jake Planinc and designed by Jordan Palmer\, with Chelsea Dickie (Stage Manager) and Alex Mills (House Manager). Matchstick’s 70-minute production has fully accessible\, but extremely limited capacity. Tickets are $20 (with one PWYC preview on August 26th). \nPerformances are at 7:30PM Tuesday through Saturday and 2:00PM on Saturdays and Sundays. Please contact us in advance for accommodation at matchsticktheatre@gmail.com
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LOCATION:Neptune Theatre – Craig Boardroom\, 1593 Argyle St\, Halifax\, Nova Scotia\, B3J 2B2\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Am I Ovary-Acting?
DESCRIPTION:By Lunasea Theatre\n$10 in advance and $15 at the door\n\nIf cost is a barrier\, please reach out to info@mayworkskjipuktukhalifax.ca and we will accommodate you.\n \n  \n    \nChildcare is available for free and on site during the May 10th reception and Q&A. Please register in advance. \nASL interpretation will be available. \n\n \nAm I Ovary-Acting? is a work by LunaSea Theatre about reproductive justice that examines commonly held beliefs about health and medical care for those with ovaries/uteruses/vaginas. Through comedy\, storytelling\, rage and disbelief we explore reproductive health and justice through relevant objects. At Mayworks\, our focus will be the history\, uses and misuses of the speculum. This 50 minute show is part ted-talk\, part conversation\, part storytelling. When it comes to health and reproductive justice the political and social landscape right now is rife with misinformation\, disinformation and half-truths.  We are here to press against that tide with nuanced conversation and evidence-based information in a fun\, curious\, theatrical way. \nCredits:\nCreated and performed by Kathleen Dorian and Ailsa Galbreath \nResearch by Claire Horn \n\n \nKATHLEEN DORIAN (she/her) is a creator/actor based in Dartmouth\, NS (Punamu’kwati’jk). She is co-Artistic Director of LunaSea Theatre\, Nova Scotia’s foremost feminist theatre company (most recently producing SoloFest\, a festival of new one-act works)\, and one quarter of the clown-troupe-turned-accidental-theatre-company Tea Time Creation Co. (First Date/Last Date\, Gina Is Dead\, Romeo & Juliet: A Drink Along\, Midsummer Night’s Wet Dream). She has had the great pleasure of working with extremely talented Halifax peers as an actor (How Quickly Things Change – xo secret theatre; This is Nowhere\, How Small How Far Away – Zuppa Theatre; The Very Hungry Caterpillar\, My Favourite Story Book/Guess How Much I Love You\, The Rainbow Fish – Mermaid Theatre) as well as an assistant director and director (Some Blow Flutes – HomeFirst Theatre\, Booby Trap – Rooks Field Green). Kathleen is interested in puppetry\, story through movement and magic\, and meeting her audience in the space between performance and reality. \nAILSA GALBREATH (she/her) is a theatre artist based in Punamu’kwati’jk (Dartmouth). Ailsa is an actor\, creator\, and producer. She is passionate about new work. Recently\, Ailsa performed as a puppeteer in Gale Force’s ambitious outdoor creation Icarus: Falling of Birds. Ailsa played Flute in Neptune Theatre’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream last season. She performed in Two Planks and a Passion’s season of The Mountain and the Valley and Chased by the Bear.  She has worked with Ship’s Company Theatre\, Gale Force Theatre\, PARC\, secret theatre\, EFT\, HomeFirst\, Zuppa Theatre\, LunaSea Theatre Co\, Halifax Theatre for Young People and Villain’s Theatre. Ailsa is 1/4th of Tea Time Creation Co\, a clown troupe who seek to subvert the status quo with wacky fun\, through the creation of new work and reinvention of classics. Ailsa is a certified teacher of the Interactive Teaching Method of the Alexander Technique. She is the Co-Artistic Director of LunaSea Theatre Company\, a feminist theatre company whose work centres the voices of women\, non-binary\, and underrepresented genders. \n \nCLAIRE HORN is a writer and researcher with a PhD in law (University of London) and an MA in gender and legal studies (NYU). From 2021-2024\, she was a Killam Postdoctoral Fellow at Dalhousie University’s Health Justice Institute\, and she has held research fellowships with the Modern Law Review and the Wellcome Trust. She has researched and taught in law and policy governing sexual and reproductive health\, rights\, and technologies for six years and has published with a variety of nonfiction venues as well as academic journals including Body & Society\, Catalyst: Feminism\, Theory\, Technoscience\, The Journal of Medical Ethics\, the Medical Law Review and Feminist Legal Studies. Her first book\, Eve: The Disobedient Future of Birth\, was published in 2023 and was longlisted for the Science Writers and Communicators of Canada Book Award.
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SUMMARY:Fracas
DESCRIPTION:A new play in one act by Margaret Sweatman\nCo-presented with Eastern Front Theatre as part of StageWorks\n\n \nDirected by Arne MacPherson\nPerformed by Marie-Josée Chartier & Sébastien Labelle\nSound design by Ashley Au\nAdditional songs by Daniel Roy & Geordie Haley\nOriginal lighting design by Andy Rudolph\nStage management by Miah Lewis \nProduced by Chartier Danse \nNovember 19-20 | 7:30pm\nNovember 21 | 8:00pm \n55 minutes long. No intermission. Not suitable for all ages. No late entry. \nTwo-Show Pass!\nTickets starting at $15. For only $35\, get access to both this show and A Timed Speed-Read of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Trial Transcript (with additional notes) January 21-23 as part of StageWorks. \n \n\n\nSeeking love and meaning amidst the noise of a shattered world life.\nIn the moments after death\, the psyche of one person splits into two entities: Bardom and Ziggy. These alter-egos are in limbo\, the waiting room after death\, where the monsters of contemporary life swirl through an overly receptive imagination; it’s a play about all of us: tragic-comic failings\, vivid with love and resistance. \n \nVideo editing / trailers by Ed Hanley \n  \n \n \n \nPhotos by Rebecca Driedger \n\n\nCreative Team\n \nMargaret Sweatman\nWriter \nMargaret Sweatman is a playwright\, novelist\, lyricist and librettist. Her plays include: Flux\, a musical (music by Glenn Buhr)\, Manitoba Theatre Projects\, the Guelph Spring Festival\, and SummerWorks Toronto; Thirst\, (Theatre Projects Manitoba); Hectic\, Popular Theatre Alliance; and Fox\, PTE. Margaret’s libretti include god of war\, Vancouver New Music Festival; Red Sea\, Toronto Summer Music Festival; Dear Abelard\,Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. She has published seven novels. Awards include the Rogers Writers Trust Award for Fiction\, the Margaret Laurence Award\, the Carol Shields Winnipeg Award\, the Sunburst Award for Literature of the Fantastic\, and the McNally Robinson Award. https://dreamplay.ca/margaret-sweatman \n\n \nArne MacPherson\nDirector \nArne MacPherson is a Winnipeg-based theatre maker who has dedicated his 35-plus years as an artist to creating live performance\, starting out as an actor\, then moving into theatre direction\, and then into movement-based experimental work. He has worked on all of Winnipeg’s professional stages\, and across Canada\, including at the National Arts Centre. His practice has focused extensively on new work (he has helmed more than two dozen premieres)\, Shakespeare (he was a founder of Shakespeare in the Ruins)\, and independent theatre (he has directed and co-produced dozens of indie productions). \nDevised/experimental theatre and contemporary dance performances include: Glory! (We Quit Theatre)\, Moving In\, Moving Out (Weather Parade Dance Theatre)\, petites danses (Chartier Danse/Gearshifting)\, Much Too Much to Say (Company Link/Zorya Arrow). Through his association with sick + twisted theatre\, Arne has worked extensively with the Deaf and disability performance community. In 2022\, he co-produced and directed Antigone\, a new musical adapted from Anne Carson’s translation of Sophocles\, which featured a cast of deaf\, blind\, disabled\, and able-bodied performers. \n\n \nMarie-Josée Chartier\nPerformer \nA versatile artist\, whose talents transcend the boundaries of dance\, music\, opera and multi-media\, Marie-Josée Chartier moves easily between her many roles as choreographer\, performer\, director\, vocalist\, educator and mentor. Her dynamic choreography is influenced by contemporary music\, literature and the visual arts as she explores and deconstructs the vulnerabilities of human beings. Her acclaimed pieces have been presented at major festivals and by dance companies across Canada\, Europe and Latin America. Her work was the subject of several documentary films. Since 2003\, in addition to her activities as a performer and choreographer\, Marie-Josée directs/stages contemporary opera and multi-media productions for Gryphon Trio\, Architek Percussion\, Tapestry Opera\, Canadian Opera Company\, Glenn Gould School\, Théâtre Français de Toronto\, Theaturtle and l’Ensemble Contemporain de Montréal (ECM+). \nChartier received the following awards: Jacqueline Lemieux Prize (2015); K.M. Hunter Artist Award (2001)\, 9 Dora Mavor Moore Award nominations; recipient of a Dora for fifty- one pieces of silver (2002) and shared two Doras with the collective URGE for And by the way Miss (2005). Marie-Josée formed Chartier Danse in 2003 to support her projects and create a cornerstone for large scale productions and partnerships in Canada and abroad. \nPhoto by Jeremy Mimnagh \n\n \nSébastien Labelle\nPerformer \nSébastien Labelle is the Artistic Producer for Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax\, a presenting organization that celebrates visions of a better world through its annual Festival of Working People & the Arts. He is a long-time creative collaborator with River Clyde Arts in PEI and former Executive Director of the Bus Stop Theatre Co-op which he successfully steered through a campaign to save its building from redevelopment. He is also an actor and dancer\, as well as a community activist and former union organizer. His involvement in both the arts and social movements has informed each other to reinforce his strong belief in the capacity of art to propel social change. He is an accomplished performer who has worked with numerous Nova Scotian theatre and dance companies\, including Matchstick Theatre\, Halifax Theatre for Young People\, Eastern Front Theatre\, Mocean Dance\, SiNS Dance\, Zuppa\, Workshirt Opera\, Shakespeare By the Sea\, Villain’s Theatre\, 2b Theatre and Two Planks and a Passion Theatre. His work on stage has earned him four Theatre Nova Scotia Merritt Award nominations. His journey into dance started relatively late in his career when he joined the cast of petites danses\, choreographed by Marie-Josée Chartier and produced by Mocean Dance. Screen credits include Sullivan’s Crossing\, The Good House\, Chapelwaite\, Diggstown and Black Cop. \nPhoto by James MacLean \n\n \nAshley Au\nSound Design \nAshley Au is a Winnipeg-based bassist\, composer\, sound artist\, arranger\, music educator\, and queer creative. A multifaceted musician\, Ashley specializes in the upright and electric basses—performing\, touring and recording extensively. As a composer and sound artist\, Ashley’s work can be found behind various theatre\, opera and dance productions as well as Winnipeg’s ephemeral pop-up stages. After completing a degree in Jazz Bass Performance (B. Mus) at Brandon University\, Ashley has become an active member of Winnipeg’s arts and cultural community as a performer\, administrator and organizer. Ashley is the artistic director of Cluster New Music + Integrated Arts Festival and the stage producer for the Pride Winnipeg Festival. She also co-ordinates a BIPOC poetry writing workshop series through Contemporary Verse 2\, Canada’s oldest poetry journal. \nCurrent and past projects include work with Weakerthans frontman\, John K. Samson\, folk roots songstress\, Carly Dow; internationally-acclaimed Americana tastemaker\, Scott Nolan; Winnipeg Contemporary Dancers and Polaris Prize-nominated Canadian live hip-hop outfit\, Super Duty Tough Work. \nPhoto by Buio Assis \n\n \n\nThank you to our sponsors!
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DESCRIPTION:A new play in one act by Margaret Sweatman\nCo-presented with Eastern Front Theatre as part of StageWorks\n\n \nDirected by Arne MacPherson\nPerformed by Marie-Josée Chartier & Sébastien Labelle\nSound design by Ashley Au\nAdditional songs by Daniel Roy & Geordie Haley\nOriginal lighting design by Andy Rudolph\nStage management by Miah Lewis \nProduced by Chartier Danse \nNovember 19-20 | 7:30pm\nNovember 21 | 8:00pm \n55 minutes long. No intermission. Not suitable for all ages. No late entry. \nTwo-Show Pass!\nTickets starting at $15. For only $35\, get access to both this show and A Timed Speed-Read of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Trial Transcript (with additional notes) January 21-23 as part of StageWorks. \n \n\n\nSeeking love and meaning amidst the noise of a shattered world life.\nIn the moments after death\, the psyche of one person splits into two entities: Bardom and Ziggy. These alter-egos are in limbo\, the waiting room after death\, where the monsters of contemporary life swirl through an overly receptive imagination; it’s a play about all of us: tragic-comic failings\, vivid with love and resistance. \n \nVideo editing / trailers by Ed Hanley \n  \n \n \n \nPhotos by Rebecca Driedger \n\n\nCreative Team\n \nMargaret Sweatman\nWriter \nMargaret Sweatman is a playwright\, novelist\, lyricist and librettist. Her plays include: Flux\, a musical (music by Glenn Buhr)\, Manitoba Theatre Projects\, the Guelph Spring Festival\, and SummerWorks Toronto; Thirst\, (Theatre Projects Manitoba); Hectic\, Popular Theatre Alliance; and Fox\, PTE. Margaret’s libretti include god of war\, Vancouver New Music Festival; Red Sea\, Toronto Summer Music Festival; Dear Abelard\,Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. She has published seven novels. Awards include the Rogers Writers Trust Award for Fiction\, the Margaret Laurence Award\, the Carol Shields Winnipeg Award\, the Sunburst Award for Literature of the Fantastic\, and the McNally Robinson Award. https://dreamplay.ca/margaret-sweatman \n\n \nArne MacPherson\nDirector \nArne MacPherson is a Winnipeg-based theatre maker who has dedicated his 35-plus years as an artist to creating live performance\, starting out as an actor\, then moving into theatre direction\, and then into movement-based experimental work. He has worked on all of Winnipeg’s professional stages\, and across Canada\, including at the National Arts Centre. His practice has focused extensively on new work (he has helmed more than two dozen premieres)\, Shakespeare (he was a founder of Shakespeare in the Ruins)\, and independent theatre (he has directed and co-produced dozens of indie productions). \nDevised/experimental theatre and contemporary dance performances include: Glory! (We Quit Theatre)\, Moving In\, Moving Out (Weather Parade Dance Theatre)\, petites danses (Chartier Danse/Gearshifting)\, Much Too Much to Say (Company Link/Zorya Arrow). Through his association with sick + twisted theatre\, Arne has worked extensively with the Deaf and disability performance community. In 2022\, he co-produced and directed Antigone\, a new musical adapted from Anne Carson’s translation of Sophocles\, which featured a cast of deaf\, blind\, disabled\, and able-bodied performers. \n\n \nMarie-Josée Chartier\nPerformer \nA versatile artist\, whose talents transcend the boundaries of dance\, music\, opera and multi-media\, Marie-Josée Chartier moves easily between her many roles as choreographer\, performer\, director\, vocalist\, educator and mentor. Her dynamic choreography is influenced by contemporary music\, literature and the visual arts as she explores and deconstructs the vulnerabilities of human beings. Her acclaimed pieces have been presented at major festivals and by dance companies across Canada\, Europe and Latin America. Her work was the subject of several documentary films. Since 2003\, in addition to her activities as a performer and choreographer\, Marie-Josée directs/stages contemporary opera and multi-media productions for Gryphon Trio\, Architek Percussion\, Tapestry Opera\, Canadian Opera Company\, Glenn Gould School\, Théâtre Français de Toronto\, Theaturtle and l’Ensemble Contemporain de Montréal (ECM+). \nChartier received the following awards: Jacqueline Lemieux Prize (2015); K.M. Hunter Artist Award (2001)\, 9 Dora Mavor Moore Award nominations; recipient of a Dora for fifty- one pieces of silver (2002) and shared two Doras with the collective URGE for And by the way Miss (2005). Marie-Josée formed Chartier Danse in 2003 to support her projects and create a cornerstone for large scale productions and partnerships in Canada and abroad. \nPhoto by Jeremy Mimnagh \n\n \nSébastien Labelle\nPerformer \nSébastien Labelle is the Artistic Producer for Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax\, a presenting organization that celebrates visions of a better world through its annual Festival of Working People & the Arts. He is a long-time creative collaborator with River Clyde Arts in PEI and former Executive Director of the Bus Stop Theatre Co-op which he successfully steered through a campaign to save its building from redevelopment. He is also an actor and dancer\, as well as a community activist and former union organizer. His involvement in both the arts and social movements has informed each other to reinforce his strong belief in the capacity of art to propel social change. He is an accomplished performer who has worked with numerous Nova Scotian theatre and dance companies\, including Matchstick Theatre\, Halifax Theatre for Young People\, Eastern Front Theatre\, Mocean Dance\, SiNS Dance\, Zuppa\, Workshirt Opera\, Shakespeare By the Sea\, Villain’s Theatre\, 2b Theatre and Two Planks and a Passion Theatre. His work on stage has earned him four Theatre Nova Scotia Merritt Award nominations. His journey into dance started relatively late in his career when he joined the cast of petites danses\, choreographed by Marie-Josée Chartier and produced by Mocean Dance. Screen credits include Sullivan’s Crossing\, The Good House\, Chapelwaite\, Diggstown and Black Cop. \nPhoto by James MacLean \n\n \nAshley Au\nSound Design \nAshley Au is a Winnipeg-based bassist\, composer\, sound artist\, arranger\, music educator\, and queer creative. A multifaceted musician\, Ashley specializes in the upright and electric basses—performing\, touring and recording extensively. As a composer and sound artist\, Ashley’s work can be found behind various theatre\, opera and dance productions as well as Winnipeg’s ephemeral pop-up stages. After completing a degree in Jazz Bass Performance (B. Mus) at Brandon University\, Ashley has become an active member of Winnipeg’s arts and cultural community as a performer\, administrator and organizer. Ashley is the artistic director of Cluster New Music + Integrated Arts Festival and the stage producer for the Pride Winnipeg Festival. She also co-ordinates a BIPOC poetry writing workshop series through Contemporary Verse 2\, Canada’s oldest poetry journal. \nCurrent and past projects include work with Weakerthans frontman\, John K. Samson\, folk roots songstress\, Carly Dow; internationally-acclaimed Americana tastemaker\, Scott Nolan; Winnipeg Contemporary Dancers and Polaris Prize-nominated Canadian live hip-hop outfit\, Super Duty Tough Work. \nPhoto by Buio Assis \n\n \n\nThank you to our sponsors!
URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/fracas/2026-11-20/
LOCATION:The Bus Stop Theatre Coop\, 2203 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada
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DESCRIPTION:A new play in one act by Margaret Sweatman\nCo-presented with Eastern Front Theatre as part of StageWorks\n\n \nDirected by Arne MacPherson\nPerformed by Marie-Josée Chartier & Sébastien Labelle\nSound design by Ashley Au\nAdditional songs by Daniel Roy & Geordie Haley\nOriginal lighting design by Andy Rudolph\nStage management by Miah Lewis \nProduced by Chartier Danse \nNovember 19-20 | 7:30pm\nNovember 21 | 8:00pm \n55 minutes long. No intermission. Not suitable for all ages. No late entry. \nTwo-Show Pass!\nTickets starting at $15. For only $35\, get access to both this show and A Timed Speed-Read of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Trial Transcript (with additional notes) January 21-23 as part of StageWorks. \n \n\n\nSeeking love and meaning amidst the noise of a shattered world life.\nIn the moments after death\, the psyche of one person splits into two entities: Bardom and Ziggy. These alter-egos are in limbo\, the waiting room after death\, where the monsters of contemporary life swirl through an overly receptive imagination; it’s a play about all of us: tragic-comic failings\, vivid with love and resistance. \n \nVideo editing / trailers by Ed Hanley \n  \n \n \n \nPhotos by Rebecca Driedger \n\n\nCreative Team\n \nMargaret Sweatman\nWriter \nMargaret Sweatman is a playwright\, novelist\, lyricist and librettist. Her plays include: Flux\, a musical (music by Glenn Buhr)\, Manitoba Theatre Projects\, the Guelph Spring Festival\, and SummerWorks Toronto; Thirst\, (Theatre Projects Manitoba); Hectic\, Popular Theatre Alliance; and Fox\, PTE. Margaret’s libretti include god of war\, Vancouver New Music Festival; Red Sea\, Toronto Summer Music Festival; Dear Abelard\,Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. She has published seven novels. Awards include the Rogers Writers Trust Award for Fiction\, the Margaret Laurence Award\, the Carol Shields Winnipeg Award\, the Sunburst Award for Literature of the Fantastic\, and the McNally Robinson Award. https://dreamplay.ca/margaret-sweatman \n\n \nArne MacPherson\nDirector \nArne MacPherson is a Winnipeg-based theatre maker who has dedicated his 35-plus years as an artist to creating live performance\, starting out as an actor\, then moving into theatre direction\, and then into movement-based experimental work. He has worked on all of Winnipeg’s professional stages\, and across Canada\, including at the National Arts Centre. His practice has focused extensively on new work (he has helmed more than two dozen premieres)\, Shakespeare (he was a founder of Shakespeare in the Ruins)\, and independent theatre (he has directed and co-produced dozens of indie productions). \nDevised/experimental theatre and contemporary dance performances include: Glory! (We Quit Theatre)\, Moving In\, Moving Out (Weather Parade Dance Theatre)\, petites danses (Chartier Danse/Gearshifting)\, Much Too Much to Say (Company Link/Zorya Arrow). Through his association with sick + twisted theatre\, Arne has worked extensively with the Deaf and disability performance community. In 2022\, he co-produced and directed Antigone\, a new musical adapted from Anne Carson’s translation of Sophocles\, which featured a cast of deaf\, blind\, disabled\, and able-bodied performers. \n\n \nMarie-Josée Chartier\nPerformer \nA versatile artist\, whose talents transcend the boundaries of dance\, music\, opera and multi-media\, Marie-Josée Chartier moves easily between her many roles as choreographer\, performer\, director\, vocalist\, educator and mentor. Her dynamic choreography is influenced by contemporary music\, literature and the visual arts as she explores and deconstructs the vulnerabilities of human beings. Her acclaimed pieces have been presented at major festivals and by dance companies across Canada\, Europe and Latin America. Her work was the subject of several documentary films. Since 2003\, in addition to her activities as a performer and choreographer\, Marie-Josée directs/stages contemporary opera and multi-media productions for Gryphon Trio\, Architek Percussion\, Tapestry Opera\, Canadian Opera Company\, Glenn Gould School\, Théâtre Français de Toronto\, Theaturtle and l’Ensemble Contemporain de Montréal (ECM+). \nChartier received the following awards: Jacqueline Lemieux Prize (2015); K.M. Hunter Artist Award (2001)\, 9 Dora Mavor Moore Award nominations; recipient of a Dora for fifty- one pieces of silver (2002) and shared two Doras with the collective URGE for And by the way Miss (2005). Marie-Josée formed Chartier Danse in 2003 to support her projects and create a cornerstone for large scale productions and partnerships in Canada and abroad. \nPhoto by Jeremy Mimnagh \n\n \nSébastien Labelle\nPerformer \nSébastien Labelle is the Artistic Producer for Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax\, a presenting organization that celebrates visions of a better world through its annual Festival of Working People & the Arts. He is a long-time creative collaborator with River Clyde Arts in PEI and former Executive Director of the Bus Stop Theatre Co-op which he successfully steered through a campaign to save its building from redevelopment. He is also an actor and dancer\, as well as a community activist and former union organizer. His involvement in both the arts and social movements has informed each other to reinforce his strong belief in the capacity of art to propel social change. He is an accomplished performer who has worked with numerous Nova Scotian theatre and dance companies\, including Matchstick Theatre\, Halifax Theatre for Young People\, Eastern Front Theatre\, Mocean Dance\, SiNS Dance\, Zuppa\, Workshirt Opera\, Shakespeare By the Sea\, Villain’s Theatre\, 2b Theatre and Two Planks and a Passion Theatre. His work on stage has earned him four Theatre Nova Scotia Merritt Award nominations. His journey into dance started relatively late in his career when he joined the cast of petites danses\, choreographed by Marie-Josée Chartier and produced by Mocean Dance. Screen credits include Sullivan’s Crossing\, The Good House\, Chapelwaite\, Diggstown and Black Cop. \nPhoto by James MacLean \n\n \nAshley Au\nSound Design \nAshley Au is a Winnipeg-based bassist\, composer\, sound artist\, arranger\, music educator\, and queer creative. A multifaceted musician\, Ashley specializes in the upright and electric basses—performing\, touring and recording extensively. As a composer and sound artist\, Ashley’s work can be found behind various theatre\, opera and dance productions as well as Winnipeg’s ephemeral pop-up stages. After completing a degree in Jazz Bass Performance (B. Mus) at Brandon University\, Ashley has become an active member of Winnipeg’s arts and cultural community as a performer\, administrator and organizer. Ashley is the artistic director of Cluster New Music + Integrated Arts Festival and the stage producer for the Pride Winnipeg Festival. She also co-ordinates a BIPOC poetry writing workshop series through Contemporary Verse 2\, Canada’s oldest poetry journal. \nCurrent and past projects include work with Weakerthans frontman\, John K. Samson\, folk roots songstress\, Carly Dow; internationally-acclaimed Americana tastemaker\, Scott Nolan; Winnipeg Contemporary Dancers and Polaris Prize-nominated Canadian live hip-hop outfit\, Super Duty Tough Work. \nPhoto by Buio Assis \n\n \n\nThank you to our sponsors!
URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/fracas/2026-11-21/
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SUMMARY:A Timed Speed Read of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Trial Transcript (with additional notes)
DESCRIPTION:Co-presented with Eastern Front Theatre as part of StageWorks\n \nConceived by Alex McLean\nwith (alphabetically) Chun Shing Au\, Zach Faye\, Carmen Lee\, Kat McCormack\, Briony Merritt\, Lily Ross-Millard and Richie Wilcox \nStarring: Kat McCormack\, Briony Merritt and Richie Wilcox \nSet/prop design: Chun Shing Au\, Kai On Kerwin Lam and Carmen Lee\nDirection and Script (from verbatim sources): Alex McLean\nPreliminary Research: Myrto Koumarianos \nProduced by Zuppa \nJanuary 21-22 | 7:30pm\nJanuary 23 | 1:00pm & 7:30pm \n75 minutes long. No intermission. \nTwo-Show Pass!\nTickets on sale starting November 22nd. For only $35\, get early bird pricing now through a Two-Show pass with Fracas November 19-21 as part of StageWorks. \nWhile you’re here\, don’t forget to also check out HOMES | INVESTMENTS by Zachary Gough in the Alderney Landing Rotunda January 18-23. \n \n\n\nA Disaster and the Traces Left Behind\nIn 1911\, 146 people were killed in a fire at the factory of the Triangle Waist Company in New York. The highly contentious trial that followed  spurred the public to demand workplace safety reforms and became a touchstone for radical and progressive political movements. At the time\, people swore that the victims and the fire would never be forgotten. \nThree actors – from another country and century – are tasked with reading from the massive trial transcript as quickly as possible. Despite the  speed\, they must communicate the key points and central conflicts\, while giving insight into the 1911 events and their resonance with the world of today. Can they beat their best time? Can they surprise us? Can they help us remember? \n \n  \n \n \n \n\n\nCreative Team\n \nAlex McLean\nwriter/director \nAlex McLean (he/him) is a theatre artist based in Kjipuktuk/Halifax. He is a co-artistic director of Zuppa\, with whom he has directed and devised numerous shows since 1999. Recent works with Zuppa are tiny\, The Movements\, The Archive of Missing Things\, Pop-Up Love Party and This is Nowhere\, an ongoing program of large-scale live/digital performance in the built environment. \nWith Surplus Production Unit\, he directed and wrote (from verbatim sources) A Timed Speed-Read of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Trial Transcript with Additional Notes. With Ker Wells he was a founding member of Number Eleven Theatre (1998-2006)\, and he holds an M.A. from the University of Toronto’s Centre for Drama\, Theatre and Performance Studies. \nA specialist in devising\, Alex has taught extensively\, published scholarly articles\, and collaborated with practitioners across multiple disciplines. His work explores the past\, the present\, and things that are too big to grasp or too small to contain. \n\n \nKat McCormack\nperformer \nKat McCormack (she/they) is a theatre artist from Dartmouth/Punamu’kwati’jk with a passion for playful\, collaborative creations. As the Artistic Director of Eastern Front Theatre\, Kat aims to create a supportive and accessible environment for artists to push the boundaries of Atlantic Canadian storytelling\, as well as their own artistic practice. As an artist\, Kat has helped to create new works with companies such as ZUPPA\, Shakespeare by the Sea\, Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia\, The Villains Theatre\, Eastern Front Theatre and others. Kat has been named Best Theatre Actor in The Coast’s Best of Halifax issue five times\, and is a four-time nominee for the Theatre Nova Scotia Merritt Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor and Outstanding Direction\, and a two-time nominee for the Screen Nova Scotia Award for Outstanding Performance. In 2025\, Kat was awarded the King Charles III’s Coronation Medal for service to arts and accessibility\, and was recognized in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for exceptional contribution to theatre in Nova Scotia. \nPhoto by James Arthur MacLean \n\n \nBriony Merritt\nperformer \nBriony Merritt (she/her) is a British-Canadian performer and writer based between Toronto and Nova Scotia. Briony is especially passionate about intergenerational and community-driven stories\, as well as theatre that involves site-specific\, immersive\, or interactive elements. She recently completed a six-month writing residency at the Canadian Film Centre (Norman Jewison Film Program)\, and is excited to be developing her first feature with Picture Plant Films. \nPhoto by Calvin Thomas \n\n \nRichie Wilcox\nperformer \nRichie Wilcox (he/they) is a multi-talented director/actor/writer who has spent the last twenty years creating\, devising and writing original works. They are the founding co-artistic director of HEIST where they have helped create several acclaimed works including Frequencies\, The Princess Show and New Waterford Boy. Wilcox is a Merritt-award winner in acting\, playwriting and directing\, a past Mayor’s Award for Emerging Theatre Artist recipient and a Queen’s Jubilee Medal recipient. Most recently\, Wilcox directed the acclaimed production of Casey & Diana at Neptune Theatre (Merritt Award for Outstanding Production and Directing) as well as the premiere of his original script Coal Bowl Queen. \nPhoto by Stevey Hunter \n\n \nPhoto by Trevor Beckerson \n\nThank you to our sponsors!
URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/a-timed-speed-read-of-the-triangle-shirtwaist-factory-fire-trial-transcript-with-additional-notes-2/2027-01-21/
LOCATION:Alderney Landing Theatre\, 2 Ochterloney St\, Dartmouth\, Nova Scotia\, B2Y 4W1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:A Timed Speed Read of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Trial Transcript (with additional notes)
DESCRIPTION:Co-presented with Eastern Front Theatre as part of StageWorks\n \nConceived by Alex McLean\nwith (alphabetically) Chun Shing Au\, Zach Faye\, Carmen Lee\, Kat McCormack\, Briony Merritt\, Lily Ross-Millard and Richie Wilcox \nStarring: Kat McCormack\, Briony Merritt and Richie Wilcox \nSet/prop design: Chun Shing Au\, Kai On Kerwin Lam and Carmen Lee\nDirection and Script (from verbatim sources): Alex McLean\nPreliminary Research: Myrto Koumarianos \nProduced by Zuppa \nJanuary 21-22 | 7:30pm\nJanuary 23 | 1:00pm & 7:30pm \n75 minutes long. No intermission. \nTwo-Show Pass!\nTickets on sale starting November 22nd. For only $35\, get early bird pricing now through a Two-Show pass with Fracas November 19-21 as part of StageWorks. \nWhile you’re here\, don’t forget to also check out HOMES | INVESTMENTS by Zachary Gough in the Alderney Landing Rotunda January 18-23. \n \n\n\nA Disaster and the Traces Left Behind\nIn 1911\, 146 people were killed in a fire at the factory of the Triangle Waist Company in New York. The highly contentious trial that followed  spurred the public to demand workplace safety reforms and became a touchstone for radical and progressive political movements. At the time\, people swore that the victims and the fire would never be forgotten. \nThree actors – from another country and century – are tasked with reading from the massive trial transcript as quickly as possible. Despite the  speed\, they must communicate the key points and central conflicts\, while giving insight into the 1911 events and their resonance with the world of today. Can they beat their best time? Can they surprise us? Can they help us remember? \n \n  \n \n \n \n\n\nCreative Team\n \nAlex McLean\nwriter/director \nAlex McLean (he/him) is a theatre artist based in Kjipuktuk/Halifax. He is a co-artistic director of Zuppa\, with whom he has directed and devised numerous shows since 1999. Recent works with Zuppa are tiny\, The Movements\, The Archive of Missing Things\, Pop-Up Love Party and This is Nowhere\, an ongoing program of large-scale live/digital performance in the built environment. \nWith Surplus Production Unit\, he directed and wrote (from verbatim sources) A Timed Speed-Read of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Trial Transcript with Additional Notes. With Ker Wells he was a founding member of Number Eleven Theatre (1998-2006)\, and he holds an M.A. from the University of Toronto’s Centre for Drama\, Theatre and Performance Studies. \nA specialist in devising\, Alex has taught extensively\, published scholarly articles\, and collaborated with practitioners across multiple disciplines. His work explores the past\, the present\, and things that are too big to grasp or too small to contain. \n\n \nKat McCormack\nperformer \nKat McCormack (she/they) is a theatre artist from Dartmouth/Punamu’kwati’jk with a passion for playful\, collaborative creations. As the Artistic Director of Eastern Front Theatre\, Kat aims to create a supportive and accessible environment for artists to push the boundaries of Atlantic Canadian storytelling\, as well as their own artistic practice. As an artist\, Kat has helped to create new works with companies such as ZUPPA\, Shakespeare by the Sea\, Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia\, The Villains Theatre\, Eastern Front Theatre and others. Kat has been named Best Theatre Actor in The Coast’s Best of Halifax issue five times\, and is a four-time nominee for the Theatre Nova Scotia Merritt Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor and Outstanding Direction\, and a two-time nominee for the Screen Nova Scotia Award for Outstanding Performance. In 2025\, Kat was awarded the King Charles III’s Coronation Medal for service to arts and accessibility\, and was recognized in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for exceptional contribution to theatre in Nova Scotia. \nPhoto by James Arthur MacLean \n\n \nBriony Merritt\nperformer \nBriony Merritt (she/her) is a British-Canadian performer and writer based between Toronto and Nova Scotia. Briony is especially passionate about intergenerational and community-driven stories\, as well as theatre that involves site-specific\, immersive\, or interactive elements. She recently completed a six-month writing residency at the Canadian Film Centre (Norman Jewison Film Program)\, and is excited to be developing her first feature with Picture Plant Films. \nPhoto by Calvin Thomas \n\n \nRichie Wilcox\nperformer \nRichie Wilcox (he/they) is a multi-talented director/actor/writer who has spent the last twenty years creating\, devising and writing original works. They are the founding co-artistic director of HEIST where they have helped create several acclaimed works including Frequencies\, The Princess Show and New Waterford Boy. Wilcox is a Merritt-award winner in acting\, playwriting and directing\, a past Mayor’s Award for Emerging Theatre Artist recipient and a Queen’s Jubilee Medal recipient. Most recently\, Wilcox directed the acclaimed production of Casey & Diana at Neptune Theatre (Merritt Award for Outstanding Production and Directing) as well as the premiere of his original script Coal Bowl Queen. \nPhoto by Stevey Hunter \n\n \nPhoto by Trevor Beckerson \n\nThank you to our sponsors!
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SUMMARY:A Timed Speed Read of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Trial Transcript (with additional notes)
DESCRIPTION:Co-presented with Eastern Front Theatre as part of StageWorks\n \nConceived by Alex McLean\nwith (alphabetically) Chun Shing Au\, Zach Faye\, Carmen Lee\, Kat McCormack\, Briony Merritt\, Lily Ross-Millard and Richie Wilcox \nStarring: Kat McCormack\, Briony Merritt and Richie Wilcox \nSet/prop design: Chun Shing Au\, Kai On Kerwin Lam and Carmen Lee\nDirection and Script (from verbatim sources): Alex McLean\nPreliminary Research: Myrto Koumarianos \nProduced by Zuppa \nJanuary 21-22 | 7:30pm\nJanuary 23 | 1:00pm & 7:30pm \n75 minutes long. No intermission. \nTwo-Show Pass!\nTickets on sale starting November 22nd. For only $35\, get early bird pricing now through a Two-Show pass with Fracas November 19-21 as part of StageWorks. \nWhile you’re here\, don’t forget to also check out HOMES | INVESTMENTS by Zachary Gough in the Alderney Landing Rotunda January 18-23. \n \n\n\nA Disaster and the Traces Left Behind\nIn 1911\, 146 people were killed in a fire at the factory of the Triangle Waist Company in New York. The highly contentious trial that followed  spurred the public to demand workplace safety reforms and became a touchstone for radical and progressive political movements. At the time\, people swore that the victims and the fire would never be forgotten. \nThree actors – from another country and century – are tasked with reading from the massive trial transcript as quickly as possible. Despite the  speed\, they must communicate the key points and central conflicts\, while giving insight into the 1911 events and their resonance with the world of today. Can they beat their best time? Can they surprise us? Can they help us remember? \n \n  \n \n \n \n\n\nCreative Team\n \nAlex McLean\nwriter/director \nAlex McLean (he/him) is a theatre artist based in Kjipuktuk/Halifax. He is a co-artistic director of Zuppa\, with whom he has directed and devised numerous shows since 1999. Recent works with Zuppa are tiny\, The Movements\, The Archive of Missing Things\, Pop-Up Love Party and This is Nowhere\, an ongoing program of large-scale live/digital performance in the built environment. \nWith Surplus Production Unit\, he directed and wrote (from verbatim sources) A Timed Speed-Read of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Trial Transcript with Additional Notes. With Ker Wells he was a founding member of Number Eleven Theatre (1998-2006)\, and he holds an M.A. from the University of Toronto’s Centre for Drama\, Theatre and Performance Studies. \nA specialist in devising\, Alex has taught extensively\, published scholarly articles\, and collaborated with practitioners across multiple disciplines. His work explores the past\, the present\, and things that are too big to grasp or too small to contain. \n\n \nKat McCormack\nperformer \nKat McCormack (she/they) is a theatre artist from Dartmouth/Punamu’kwati’jk with a passion for playful\, collaborative creations. As the Artistic Director of Eastern Front Theatre\, Kat aims to create a supportive and accessible environment for artists to push the boundaries of Atlantic Canadian storytelling\, as well as their own artistic practice. As an artist\, Kat has helped to create new works with companies such as ZUPPA\, Shakespeare by the Sea\, Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia\, The Villains Theatre\, Eastern Front Theatre and others. Kat has been named Best Theatre Actor in The Coast’s Best of Halifax issue five times\, and is a four-time nominee for the Theatre Nova Scotia Merritt Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor and Outstanding Direction\, and a two-time nominee for the Screen Nova Scotia Award for Outstanding Performance. In 2025\, Kat was awarded the King Charles III’s Coronation Medal for service to arts and accessibility\, and was recognized in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for exceptional contribution to theatre in Nova Scotia. \nPhoto by James Arthur MacLean \n\n \nBriony Merritt\nperformer \nBriony Merritt (she/her) is a British-Canadian performer and writer based between Toronto and Nova Scotia. Briony is especially passionate about intergenerational and community-driven stories\, as well as theatre that involves site-specific\, immersive\, or interactive elements. She recently completed a six-month writing residency at the Canadian Film Centre (Norman Jewison Film Program)\, and is excited to be developing her first feature with Picture Plant Films. \nPhoto by Calvin Thomas \n\n \nRichie Wilcox\nperformer \nRichie Wilcox (he/they) is a multi-talented director/actor/writer who has spent the last twenty years creating\, devising and writing original works. They are the founding co-artistic director of HEIST where they have helped create several acclaimed works including Frequencies\, The Princess Show and New Waterford Boy. Wilcox is a Merritt-award winner in acting\, playwriting and directing\, a past Mayor’s Award for Emerging Theatre Artist recipient and a Queen’s Jubilee Medal recipient. Most recently\, Wilcox directed the acclaimed production of Casey & Diana at Neptune Theatre (Merritt Award for Outstanding Production and Directing) as well as the premiere of his original script Coal Bowl Queen. \nPhoto by Stevey Hunter \n\n \nPhoto by Trevor Beckerson \n\nThank you to our sponsors!
URL:https://mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/a-timed-speed-read-of-the-triangle-shirtwaist-factory-fire-trial-transcript-with-additional-notes-2/2027-01-23/
LOCATION:Alderney Landing Theatre\, 2 Ochterloney St\, Dartmouth\, Nova Scotia\, B2Y 4W1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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