An Ignoble Experiment: BIZ BULLETIN: Martha Ross Interview and Event Reminders

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IN THIS ISSUE:		Product Spotlight: New at Biz The Biz Interview: Martha Ross Industry Event Reminder: Crazy 8s 2016 Industry Event Reminder: Where There's Smoke... An Encounter with William B. Davis
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT:		The Arts Club Anthology Edited by Rachel Ditor The Arts Club Anthology: 50 Years of Canadian Theatre in Vancouver is an anthology edited by director and dramaturg Rachel Ditor. In time for the Arts Club Theatre Company's fiftieth anniversary, this anthology collects six of the most cherished and popular plays that have captivated audiences for the past five decades. As the largest theatre in Western Canada, the Arts Club Theatre Company has attracted millions of people to celebrate artistic talent during its impressive fifty-year history. An integral part of Vancouver's theatre scene and Canadian theatre history, the company helped launch the careers of many Canadian talents and introduced the city to tremendous playwrights such as Carol Bolt and Michel Tremblay. The Arts Club Theatre Company has also developed and premiered over 90 new Canadian plays in 50 years. That's an average of almost two per season. The full list is in the back of The Arts Club Anthology, which celebrates that history by collecting six of the most unique and cherished plays that have premiered at the Arts Club Theatre over the past five decades. The Arts Club Anthology includes: Talking Dirty is a standout comedy by Sherman Snukal about dishonesty in intimate relationships. It burst onto the stage in 1981 and set a record for the longest-running Canadian play to that date. (Cast: 3 women, 2 men) The Matka King is a drama by Anosh Irani that reveals a landscape of betrayal and redemption come to life in the red-light district of Bombay, India. His first play, it premiered to rave reviews in 2003. (Cast: 2 women, 3 men) The Dishwashers is a drama by Morris Panych that walks a razor's edge between comedy and tragedy chronicling the plight of men working in the lower depths of a high end restaurant. First produced in 2005, the play was selected to kick off the Americas Off Broadway festival in 2008. (Cast: 3 men) Unless adapted by Carol Shields and Sara Cassidy from the Carol Shields' popular and critically acclaimed novel. The story of Reta, a mother forced to re-evaluate her life after her daughter is discovered on a Toronto street corner, mute and bearing a sign that says "Goodness". A beautiful, heart-wrenching tale of pain, enlightenment and reconnection by one of Canada's best-loved writers. Premiered in 2005 in a co-production with the Toronto's Canadian Stage Compay. (Cast: 3 women, 5 men) Mom's the Word Remixed: For Crying Out Loud by Jill Daum, Linda A. Carson, Alison Kelly, Barbara Pollard, Robin Nichol, and Deborah Williams From the terrible twos to the terrifying teens, experience the frustrations, embarrassments and dizzying joys of parenthood. Audiences around the world have roared with laughter and tears at these outrageously funny, poignant and true vignettes of motherhood. This revised version of Mom's the Word premiered in 2009. (Cast: 6 women) Do You Want What I Have Got? A Craigslist Cantata by Veda Hille, Bill Richardson, and Amiel Gladstone is a contemporary exploration of humanity through the lens of Craigslist – an online classified site with over 50 million ads posted each month. Premiered in 2012 in a co-production with the PuSh Festival. Our Price: $25.00 Click here to order this great product ! God and the Indian by Drew Hayden Taylor God and the Indian is a full-length drama by Drew Hayden Taylor. Against the backdrop of Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which has facilitated the recent outpouring of stories from residential school survivors across the country, the play explores what is possible when the abused meets the abuser and is given a free forum for expression. Loosely based on Death and the Maiden by Chilean playwright Ariel Dorfman, the play identifies the ambiguities that frame past traumatic events. While panhandling outside of a coffee shop, Johnny, a Cree woman, is shocked to run into George King, who was a priest at the Indian residential school that she was sent to as a child. Desperate to hear him acknowledge the injustices endured by children at the school, she follows him to his office to confront him. Inside King's office, Johnny's memories are fluid, shifting, and her voice cracks with raw emotion. Is the bishop actually guilty of what she claims, or has her ability to recollect been altered by poverty, abuse, and starvation experienced on the streets? Can her memories be trusted? Who is responsible for what? At its core, God and the Indian, by celebrated Aboriginal playwright Drew Hayden Taylor, explores the complex process of healing through dialogue. Our Price: $16.95 Click here to order this great product !
THE BIZ INTERVIEW:		Martha Ross You have an idea for a play or theatre piece and it seems to just sit there. You can't go forward with it nor can you say goodbye to it. Nothing moves…. Martha Ross is the creative architect behind a riotously fun and supportive workshop called "What's the Big Idea?", which will bring your blocked idea into a place of playful freedom. You will discover a creativity that you had no idea you possessed. And you will discover what to do next. You will remember why you had the idea in the first place. "What's the Big Idea?" is happening at Playwrights Theatre Centre in Vancouver on November 7th and November 8th and on November 14th and November 15th in Victoria at the Victoria College of Art. We spoke to Martha Ross in advance of the workshop to find out more about her and what the big idea is behind "What's the Big Idea?". Read our interview with Martha Ross here!
INDUSTRY EVENT REMINDER:		Crazy 8s 2016 BizBooks.net is pleased to support Crazy 8s once again! With the registration deadline of November 4th approaching, we are encouraging local filmmakers to get creative and crazy for Crazy 8s 2016! – CALLING ALL FILMMAKERS – Can YOU make a short film in 8 days? Crazy8s wants to see your brilliant short film idea! #Crazy8sFilms16 IS LAUNCHING Registration Deadline – Wednesday Nov 4 ($60) Video Pitches – Due Monday Nov. 9 Crazy8s is once again inviting aspiring filmmakers to submit their short film idea in a 5-minute video pitch for one of the leading film events in BC. Six winners will receive $1,000 and a production package worth tens of thousands of dollars – almost everything you need to make your film – in just 8 Crazy days! Read all of the details here!
INDUSTRY EVENT REMINDER:		Where There's Smoke... An Encounter with William B. Davis BizBooks.net and SchoolCreative Present Where There's Smoke… An Encounter with William B. Davis! Book Signing, Interview and Q&A! One of the most iconic villains in the history of television, the enigmatic Cigarette Smoking Man fascinated legions of fans of the 1990s' hit TV series, The X-Files. Best known as "Cancerman," he was voted Television's Favourite Villain by the readers of TV Guide. The man behind the villain, William B. Davis, is a Canadian actor and director, whose revelations in this memoir will entertain and intrigue the millions of X-Files aficionados worldwide. But there is more to Davis' story than just The X-Files. William B. Davis' extensive acting experience began when he was a child in Ontario in the 1950s, and grew to encompass radio, theatre, film, and television. At the University of Toronto, where he graduated with a degree in philosophy, he turned his hand to directing, a move that took him to theatre school in Britain and a directing career. There, he reconnected with his undergraduate colleague, Donald Sutherland, and worked at the National Theatre, with such notables as Sir Laurence Olivier, Dame Maggie Smith, and Albert Finney. Join us as William B. Davis discusses his career, reads from excerpts from his book, and answers audience questions. There may even be a few insights about the highly anticipated return of The X-Files!! When: November 15th at 7PM. Where: SchoolCreative – Institute of the Arts (210 – 112 East 3rd Ave, Vancouver BC, V5T 1C8) This is a free event! See the full details here!
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