Your Plank Panel who are under the gun: Michael John Unger is a Vancouver based writer, performer and show off who can be seen with the sketch comedy troupe The Skinny. Ashleigh Dalton is a Vancouver-based writer and community development worker who is herself a bit of a show off.
First of all, it’s clever. In only 48 hours, there’s a script (mostly well-memorized), staging and props, lighting and sound cues, and synchronized dancing. There’s even, sometimes, character and meaning, or the achievement of a strongly theatrical moment.
Here Be Monsters|desc=Carnival of the Arts - but these monsters look kind of friendly
Everything about this play projected simplicity. The idea: a man waiting in a train station. The set: a stack of Japanese bowls, a bench and a clothesline. The performers: a girl and her father. Theatre Replacement's Train built upon these relatively simple concepts to create a beautiful and haunting production.
Minoru Kofu Yamamoto and Maiko Bae Yamamoto (front)
Your Plank Panel with no strings attached includes: Sarah Baumann is a Toronto-based director and the co-founder and artistic director of Theatre Smash. Alison Broverman is a Toronto-based playwright and freelance arts reporter. Ann McDougall is a Toronto-based writer and storyteller.
No, not a Plank Panellist but rather Tweak from Famous Puppet Death Scenes
As the tiny, hanging bulbs began to dim their way to darkness, Lee Su-Feh stood simply at the microphone and thanked us for choosing to spend our Friday night with her.
