The Other Theatre

“Death Comes to Auntie Norma,” by Zack Siezmagraff, was decorated with awards and honourable mentions at this year’s ADFA One Act Festival!

The show was named the runner-up Outstanding Production, and Laura Raboud received an honourable mention as Director.

Catherine Wenschlag received an Outstanding Actor award.

And Zack Siezmagraff received the Outstanding New Work award.

the other theatre would like to thank the cast and crew for their efforts, and special thanks to Alison Wells for her help with costumes and set design.

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Tags: Auntie Norma, awards, one acts

the other theatre is presenting a new play from emerging playwright Zack Siezmagraff at the Alberta Drama Festival Association’s One Act Festival.

“Death Comes to Auntie Norma” will be directed by Laura Raboud, and feature the talents of Alex Mackie, Peg Young, Catherine Wenschlag, Crystal Jean, Bonnie Ings, and Brendan Fraser, who is also the sound designer.

The One Act Festival will take place at the Walterdale Playhouse on February 24th and 25th.

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Tags: Auntie Norma, Plays

Come join us at the Edmonton Fringe Festival 2011, Fringeopolis, and enjoy five stories about the search for love and redemption.

Re-demp-tion: noun – Rescue. Deliverance from sin; salvation.

“If it’s true that love makes the world go round // Please give some love to me // ‘Cause I’m feeling so alone right now, it’s suffocating me.”
(Jem / Jeff Bass)

Ruminations of Maud

Written and directed by Michele Vance Hehir.

Featuring Bonnie Ings, Laurissa Kalinowski, Crystal Jean, James Hees, Alejandro Moreno, and Cody Porter.

Venue 1 – Westbury Theatre, Transalta ArtsBarns, 10330 – 84 ave

Saturday, August 13, 2011 – 10:45 PM
Monday, August 15, 2011 – 2:45 PM
Tuesday, August 16, 2011 – 9:45 PM
Wednesday, August 17, 2011- 7:45 PM
Thursday, August 18, 2011 – 12:15 PM
Saturday, August 20, 2011 – 6:15 PM

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Tags: Fringe, Fringe 2011, Ruminations of Maud

Friday, February 11 · 7:30pm – 10:30pm
9131 118th Ave. The Old Cycle Building

Art happens. Performance happens. Chaos happens. Unity happens.

It will happen to you.

7:30 doors. 8:00 it happens.

Pay-what-you-can

Creative Collaborators Include:

Adrien Curwen * The Other Theatre * Melissa Thinglestad * Maggie Tree * Buxom Lass * Good Women Dance Collective *Roxanne Nesbitt * Ainsley Hillyard * Alida Nyquist-Schultz * Alison Towne * Michael Beamish * Michele Vance Hehir * Apocalypse Prairie * Murray Utas * Kristi Hansen * Laura Raboud * Vanessa Sabourin * Andrew McCafrey * Zack Seismagraff * Alejandro Moreno * Brendan Fraser * Laurissa Kalinowsky * Avril Magera * Brooke Leifso * Evan Terlesky * Rebecca John * Joe Hartfeil * Murray Cullen * Crystal Jean * Scott Peters * Murray Goodwin * Cody Porter … and more.

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We will take part in the 2009 Edmonton Fringe Festival, Stage a Revolution, at Venue N, the Strathcona Public Library. Our show is a new play by Michele Vance Hehir, “Filling in our Bones”.

Venue N
Strathcona Public Library
8331 – 104th Street

Filling in Our Bones won first place in the Delusional (Discovery) category at the 2008 24 hour playwriting contest and Outstanding New Work at this year’s Regional One-Acts … A semi-private room on the maternity ward at the Chilliwack Hospital in B.C. Spring, 1967 … “We do not foresee sadness in our life … when we’re young … it’s impossible. We see happiness stretched out before us … we’re going to do it different … right?”

Director: Murray Goodwin
Cast: Crystal Jean, Lisa Newman, Laura Raboud

Ticket Price: General: $12
Advisories: Adult Language, Mature Content

Schedule:

August 13       8:00 pm – 8:40 pm
August 15       2:00 pm – 2:40 pm
August 16       7:30 pm – 8:10 pm
August 18       7:30 pm – 8:10 pm
August 19       3:30 pm – 4:10 pm
August 20       5:00 pm – 5:40 pm
August 21       7:00 pm – 7:40 pm
August 22       12:00 pm – 12:40 pm
August 23       7:30 pm – 8:10 pm

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Tags: Filling in our Bones, Fringe, Fringe 2009, Plays

Join us for a reading of “Ruminations of Maud,” a brand new script by award-winning playwright Michele Vance Heir. We’ll be in the Living Room Playhouse at Azimuth Theatre on June 27th, 2009 at 8:00pm.

Tickets are free thanks to the generous support from Canada Council for the Arts.

Dramaturged and Directed by Pat Darbasie.

Performed by Murray Goodwin, Crystal Jean, Laurissa Kalinowski, Alejandro Moreno, Cody Porter, Laura Raboud.

Music by John Davidge.

Catering provided by The Dish & The Runaway Spoon.

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